President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to develop policy recommendations to expand access to and affordability of in vitro fertilization.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to help families hoping to expand their families through in vitro fertilization by reducing costs for the procedure

The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that IVF treatments cost $15,000 to $20,000 per cycle and that 85,000 babies were born with IVF in 2021.

The order calls for policy recommendations to "protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments."

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a medical procedure that helps people facing infertility build their families.

On the campaign trail, Trump called for universal coverage of IVF treatment after his Supreme Court nominees helped to overturn Roe v. Wade, leading to a wave of restrictions in Republican-led states,

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