American voters overwhelmingly want insurers to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a new poll from Trump polling firm Fabrizio, Lee and Associates.
82 percent of voters polled believed health insurance should cover IVF while 74 percent believed that the law should require insurers in every state to do so for women whose reproductive systems have issues conceiving naturally, according to the poll, which was commissioned by Americans for IVF.
The poll also indicated broad general support for IVF, with 85 percent of poll recipients saying they’re broadly in favor.
IVF is a fertility treatment in which a doctor inseminates an egg with semen outside of the body and then surgically places the fertilized embryo in a woman’s uterus, according to the Mayo Clinic.
A diverse range of political and religious groups support IVF, the poll shows. 82 percent of Catholics and 81 percent of Evangelicals support the treatment, according to the poll.
Politically, Democrats were the most supportive at 92 percent, but Independents and Republicans still profoundly favored IVF at 86 percent and 78 percent respectively.
Pro-life groups also favored IVF, with 80 percent of pro-lifers in support, according to the poll.
“As a pro-life rabbi, I believe there’s nothing more life-affirming than IVF when it’s a medical necessity—a miraculous treatment that brings children into the world who otherwise wouldn’t exist,” Rabbi Moshe Margaretten, President of Americans for IVF, told the Daily Caller.
President Donald Trump has been a champion of IVF, calling himself the “fertilization president.”
In February 2024, he urged Alabama lawmakers to protect fertility options like IVF after the state’s Supreme Court determined that embryos, which sometimes get destroyed during the IVF process, should be considered human lives. (RELATED: GOP Rep Floats Federal Bill To Protect IVF After State Supreme Court Ruling)
In August 2024, Trump vowed to make IVF free if he won the 2024 presidential election. While he did sign an executive order aimed at lowering IVF costs in February 2025, the treatment remains expensive, currently costing anywhere between over $14,000 and nearly $24,000, according to CCRM Fertility.
While the poll suggests a majority of pro-lifers support IVF, not every group is fully on board.
Following Trump’s executive order, Americans United For Life, a pro-life organization that does not take a position on IVF, raised concerns in a statement condemning embryo destruction.
“As an organization, Americans United for Life, does not take a position on IVF as a practice, but we do oppose embryo destruction as a life-ending activity, whether pre- or post-implantation,” the organization wrote.
Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen also urged the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to take more action to protect embryos in an April 2024 letter published by Students For Life Action, another pro-life group.
“IVF Clinics are not required to disclose the total number of embryos they create, how many they store indefinitely, or how many they destroy and for what reasons,” Breechen wrote.
However, those in favor of the treatment argue it’s crucial for helping deliver children to those who would otherwise be unable to conceive.
“As a reproductive Endocrinologist who’s had the privilege of helping bring over 26,000 babies into the world, I’ve seen firsthand both the miracle of IVF and the heartbreaking pain of infertility,” Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, Americans for IVF’s advisory board chair, told the Caller.
The potential need for IVF is highlighted by what experts are calling a fertility crisis. The White House highlighted the disturbing drop in birth rates in Trump’s February executive order, pointing out that 2023 was yet another historic low in births.
“The rate dropped 3% in 2023 from 2022. From 2014-2020, the rate consistently decreased by 2% annually,” the executive order read.
The sharp decline has led Dr. Shanna Swan, a renowned reproductive epidemiologist, to conclude that humans now meet the criteria for an endangered species.
“IVF has given millions of women the chance to become mothers — to finally hold the baby they’ve prayed for. For so many, IVF isn’t a luxury — it’s a lifeline, and with America facing an alarming decline in birthrates, we need this now more than ever,” Rasha Weiss, spokesperson for Americans for IVF, told the Caller.
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates polled 1,200 registered voters nationwide between April 11 and April 14, 2025. 35 percent of the voters were polled with a live operator calling a cell phone, 25 percent were polled by a live operator calling a landline and the remaining 40 percent were polled on SMS to web.
33 percent of the voters were registered Republicans, 31 percent were Democrats and 34 percent were Independents. 2 percent said they did not know or refused.
