Free: “We want more babies” – says Trump about artificial insemination

Former US President Donald Trump has announced that if he is re-elected, he will provide free access to artificial insemination treatments. Under his administration, the state or health insurance will cover the full cost of treatment, Trump said at an event in the US state of Michigan. “Because we want more babies, to put it nicely.” Trump did not provide any details on how the plan would be implemented or how he would finance it.

In vitro fertilization treatments are expensive in the United States, with one round costing tens of thousands of dollars. Many women need to undergo multiple rounds, and success is not guaranteed.

The campaign team of Trump's rival in the presidential election in November, Kamala Harris, has announced a campaign bus tour that will focus on women's rights related to their bodies. The “Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour” will stop at more than 50 stations and will begin on Tuesday. The first stop will be near Trump's house in Palm Beach, Florida.

The bus tour is intended to illustrate what is at stake in the election with regard to women's rights in relation to their bodies, said campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez.