Former President Donald Trump focused his comments about reproductive health on in vitro fertilization instead of on abortion at a town hall with an all-women audience in Georgia that aired on Wednesday, at one point calling himself “the father of IVF.”
The town hall was in rural Georgia, a state where at least two women have reportedly died preventable deaths from not being able to access care under the state’s abortion restrictions. The event, hosted by Fox News’ Harris Faulkner, is one of Trump’s latest attempts to reach out to women voters, a critical bloc of voters and a group he has struggled with, at a time when abortion is a top issue. Trump instead pivoted to IVF, which has been a favorite talking point among Republicans.
“We really are the party for IVF. We want fertilization, but it’s all the way, and the Democrats tried to attack us on it, and we’re out there on IVF, even more than them, so totally in favor of it,” Trump said.