Trump Says He Would Consider Religious Exemptions to IVF Care

Former President Donald Trump said he would consider religious exemptions for his campaign pledge to cover the costs of in vitro fertilization, a concession to some of his conservative Christian supporters who oppose the fertility procedure.

“Well, you know, I haven’t been asked that, but it sounds to me like a pretty good idea, frankly,” the Republican nominee said in an interview with Catholic news channel EWTN Thursday. “But even Catholics, a lot of them, they want IVF fertilization, basically, and they view that as helping a family, helping parents have a child.”

Trump in August announced he intended to ...