Posted on 02/18/2025 11:49:49 PM PST by Morgana
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Today, many hopeful couples dream of starting a family, but as many as one in seven are unable to conceive a child. Despite their hopes and efforts, infertility struggles can make conception difficult, turning what should be a joyful experience into an emotional and financial struggle. My Administration recognizes the importance of family formation, and as a Nation, our public policy must make it easier for loving and longing mothers and fathers to have children. In vitro fertilization (IVF) offers hope to men and women experiencing fertility challenges. Americans need reliable access to IVF and more affordable treatment options, as the cost per cycle can range from $12,000 to $25,000. Providing support, awareness, and access to affordable fertility treatments can help these families navigate their path to parenthood with hope and confidence. Therefore, to support American families, it is the policy of my Administration to ensure reliable access to IVF treatment, including by easing unnecessary statutory or regulatory burdens to make IVF treatment drastically more affordable.
Sec. 2. Lowering Costs and Reducing Barriers to IVF. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall submit to the President a list of policy recommendations on protecting IVF access and aggressively reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Eliminate the red tape to make it cheap and easy. It should not cost more to adopt a child than to kill a child.
I don’t know how I come down on this, really. On the one hand IVF isn’t the normal process, but a life is created that could thrive in a family that really wanted it.
I guess the big problem with IVF is the number of fertilized eggs that have to be produced that don’t ‘make it’ in order to get that one successful attempt....
Regardless, he’s only doing what he promised and said he’d do.
We have friends who adopted a little boy from Russia, but that route has been closed to Americans for years.
We knew someone who did too, and raising him was a nightmare for them.
He had so many emotional issues from being in an orphanage for so long.
It costs about $30,000 for the adoption process for each child.
And there’s no guarantees you’ll get one. And after a certain number of years, you have to start the whole process over again, background checks, fingerprinting, etc.
The vast majority wait too long, and it is their choice. They put it off for partying, having fun, career,etc. Then they get concerned around 30 when the looks start going and want everything on their timetable because now marriage and family suddenly become important, ie they cant party and fool around like theynused to and want a guy who will be their nice provider atm.
Its extremely easy for a woman to get a guy and get married if she wants. Its not going to be Chad that she wants and screws because he has no reason to marry her, but it would be one of the guys she friendzoned or turned down along the 12 year march to 30. She only looks for Forest Gump after shes been run through and needs security and what she wants, a baby.
OK. Give us the stats.
Wheres your stats? “Sometimes” and “often” aren’t concrete numhers.
Modern women today put off family in their most fertile times, their early 20s. The birth rates are dropping hard. The age of first time moms is getting older and continues to get older, into the mid to late 20s, outside their best peak fertility ages. The number of women in college and advanced degrees is getting larger, putting off marriges and starting families. Women are doing what they want (they say so), their best childbearing years are spent in college or careers, fooling around with dudes. Plus add the fact when they are careless and get pregnant then, they abort it (younger women make up the majority of abortions) and that can screw their chances for pregnancy later, when they decide to care about it later on.
The advancement of technology has allowed more potential solutions for women who want to have a child?
“Obviously Trump needs more and better Roman Catholic advisors.”
If the Pope is a a paragon of a Catholic Advisor, I’ll pass on that suggestion...”Papa” seemed to be on the Pedo’s side of the aisle...
The “Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ” appears to be anything but....he might as well be Jim Jones
I didn’t say the Pope. I said Roman Catholic advisors. That excludes anyone in the Vatican.
Not to mention if birth parents reconsider and you’re tied up in court for years. The well-being and stability for child is completely disregarded.
Yup.
After paying all her expenses, she can back out at the last minute and you’re screwed, out those tens of thousands of dollars.
“I didn’t say the Pope. I said Roman Catholic advisors. That excludes anyone in the Vatican.”
Isn’t the Pope the advisor to the advisors? Why have one if he’s just a socialist figurehead who seldom preaches the Word of the New Covenant?
Convenient to exclude the Vatican from part of the Roman Catholic Advisory echelons - kind of like excluding the altar from the churches...
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