Donald Trump’s executive order on in vitro fertilization did little to fulfill his campaign pledge that fertility treatments would be covered by the U.S. government or private insurers — and caught outside groups and Trump allies by surprise.
The speed with which the order came together — which came after weeks of silence from Trump and the White House on IVF — came with little heads up either to pro-IVF advocates or anti-abortion groups that have been skeptical of Trump’s commitment to their cause.
One of Trump’s closest supporters in Congress was even left in the dark: Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama.