One of President Donald Trump’s boldest campaign pledges was to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) completely free. Yesterday, the Trump administration released its long-awaited proposals — which are nowhere making IVF free, or even significantly more affordable.

That promise, a late gamble to win back women voters aggrieved by the GOP’s hostile stances on reproductive rights, had been immediately controversial within his own party. Even though seven in 10 Americans support access to IVF, some religious conservatives believe the procedure — which involves fertilizing eggs outside the body and then transferring embryos to a womb — violates the sacred connection between sex and conception. They also object to embryos being destroyed in the process. In June 2024, the Southern Baptist Conventi

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