President Donald Trump’s new initiative to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), though well-intentioned, risks the lives of millions of preborn children by promoting the practice without any ethical safeguards or oversight.
The administration plans to make fertility treatments more affordable and accessible through employer-based benefits and reduced medication costs, according to the White House’s October 16 fact sheet. However, without regulations to protect the countless embryos created and discarded through IVF, this policy could unintentionally expand one of the gravest threats to human Life occurring in laboratories across America.
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IVF involves fertilizing eggs with sperm in a lab, creating multiple embryos, each with irreplaceable value. Tragically, many of these babies are frozen indefinitely or destroyed. Only about 2.3% of embryos created through IVF result in a live birth, according to a recent study by the Heritage Foundation, meaning that millions of children conceived through IVF are never given a chance.
IVF’s practice presents many moral challenges due to the routine destruction of embryos, genetic screening, and selection for preferred traits like gender or appearance. All violate the foundational truth that every human Life has equal dignity from the moment of fertilization.
While the Trump Administration’s plan rightly prevents taxpayer dollars from funding in vitro fertilization and protects conscience rights by not forcing insurance coverage, it overlooks the most pressing ethical issue: the complete lack of oversight in the fertility industry. Clinics are not required to report how many embryos they create or what happens to the countless preborn children who are never implanted. Without proper safeguards, efforts to make these practices more accessible will only lead to even more lives being created in laboratories—many of whom will end up frozen or destroyed.
The administration’s report also acknowledges the need to address the underlying causes of infertility, such as endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), obesity, and other health conditions. This focus is commendable and should be prioritized before resorting to advanced reproductive technologies that so often end in the destruction of preborn babies.
Infertility is a deeply painful challenge for many couples, and the desire for children is good and natural. Every child is a gift from God, regardless of how he or she is conceived. But society must pursue treatments that affirm the sanctity of all human Life, not the practices that treat human beings as disposable, even for the noble pursuit of growing one’s family.
Until the IVF industry is reformed to protect the lives of every baby created, any policy that expands IVF access without ethical guardrails will only deepen the tragedy of lives lost in the lab.
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