The former president's stance on IVF risks alienating anti-abortion supporters who oppose the procedure because it typically involves discarding unused embryos.
Donald Trump has declared himself a 'leader' on in vitro fertilization —a stance that could lose him the backing of anti-abortion supporters who oppose the procedure.'I have been a leader on IVF, which is fertilization,' Trump said during a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. 'I've been a leader on it. They know that and everybody else knows it.
Despite Trump's support for IVF protections, Republicans on Tuesday blocked for a second time this year legislation that would establish a nationwide right to IVF.Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Newsweek: 'President Trump has long been consistent in supporting the rights of states to make decisions on abortion and has been very clear that he will NOT sign a federal ban when he is back in the White House.
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