Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump. , Photo courtesy: Reuters
Former US President Donald Trump The man who dubbed himself the “Father of IVF” at a town hall for female voters on Wednesday (Oct. 16, 2024) as the Republican presidential candidate tries to convince the key voting bloc that he will support them on fertility issues. Can rely on.
Mr. Trump, who is trailing Democrat Kamala Harris Leading in popularity among women voters November 5 US electionsuggested that he was keen to discuss the issue at a women’s event organized by fox newIs in Georgia. This state is one of the few states where the elections are likely to be decided.
“I want to talk about IVF. I’m an IVF parent, so I want to hear that question,” Mr Trump said. Hearing that some women were concerned about possible restrictions on fertility treatments, Mr. Trump announced his party’s support for the procedure, even though some conservative Republicans do not support in vitro fertilization.
Senate Republicans twice blocked Democratic-led legislation designed to protect IVF access in recent months, with some Republicans arguing that the legislation is unnecessary because IVF access is not in danger.
“We are actually the party for IVF,” Mr Trump said. “We want fertilization by all means, and the Democrats tried to attack us on this, and we’re on IVF, even more than they are.” IVF emerged as a hot issue in the election after the conservative Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that embryos are children. That decision left it unclear how to legally store, transport and use embryos, prompting some IVF patients to consider taking their frozen embryos out of the state.
Republicans across the country struggled to contain the backlash to the decision, while Democrats warned that more reproductive rights could be at risk.
Mr Trump’s campaign described his “father of IVF” comment as a joke. “President Trump made this joke in jest when he was enthusiastically responding to a question about IVF because he strongly supports broad access to fertility treatments for women and families,” spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt said.
When Ms Harris was asked about Mr Trump’s comments, she warned against “getting distracted by his choice of words. The reality is that his actions on this issue have been very damaging to women and families in America, ” Ms Harris told reporters.
according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll Released this week, 49% of women registered to vote support Harris, while 40% support Mr Trump. Polls also show that Americans trust Democrats more than Republicans on reproductive rights.
Mr Trump, who as president appointed three justices to the majority that struck down constitutional protections for abortion, has said the case should now be decided by individual states. He has also said that he would support making IVF free, although he has not explained how he would do so.
‘Enemy from within’
At times during the town hall, Mr. Trump returned to the foul language that has been a hallmark of many of his campaign stops. Mr Trump warned of the threat posed by the “enemy from within” – a phrase he has used before – and he called his opponents “evil”.
“They are really very different and it is the enemy within, and they are dangerous,” Mr Trump said, discussing his political enemies. Mr Trump was responding to a comment fox host Harris Faulkner, who noted that Ms. Harris had criticized an interview given by Mr. Trump fox news During this time on Sunday (October 13, 2024), he had called the Democrats the enemy from within.
During that interview, Mr. Trump suggested that the National Guard or the Army could be deployed to deal with “radical-left lunatics.”
According to former advisers, “Since he is out of office, Mr. Trump has no authority to order such deployments, although he has attempted to use the military to suppress civilian protesters during his 2017 to 2021 term.” “Repeatedly expressed interest.”
published – October 17, 2024 11:21 am IST