IVF and the Language of Gift: A Theological Commentary on a Recent Executive Order

IVF and the Language of Gift: A Theological Commentary on a Recent Executive Order

On February 18, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a new executive order titled “Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization.” This order “directs policy recommendations to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments” according to the White House’s press office. The order, the White House said, “recognizes the importance of family formation and that our Nation’s public policy must make it ea…