IVF Doesn’t Actually Make More Babies

Yesterday, Donald Trump signed an executive order “that aims to expand Americans’ access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) by directing the executive branch to look into ways to reduce financial barriers associated with the expensive fertility treatment.” (As reported by our indefatigable news staff.)

In the fact sheet on the topic, the White House asserts that Trump is delivering on his promise “to advance IVF and help American families with the associated costs so American families can have more babies.”

I’m all for American families having more babies — but IVF usage does not produce an appreciable spike in a nation’s fertility rate.