Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan aimed at making in vitro fertilization more affordable, an initial step in a long-touted campaign promise.

Earlier this year Trump dubbed himself the "fertilization president" and has vowed to address IVF accessibility, an effort that has sowed division within his base between pro-natalist members and conservative Christians.

Substantive coverage of fertility-related procedures and medications in the United States remains rare and highly variable depending on specific patients, providers, employers and state rules.

It was unclear what concrete changes the initiative could lead to. But Trump said in Oval Office remarks that "prices are going way down. Way, way down."

Trump said the White House is proposing a so-called employer benefit option the

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