Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization
Signed February 18, 2025·Donald Trump·90 FR 10451
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Directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to submit, within 90 days, a list of policy recommendations aimed at protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment. States that it is the policy of the administration to ensure reliable access to IVF by easing statutory or regulatory burdens that make treatment expensive. It does not itself change any law, program, or funding, and specifies that it does not alter existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, and that implementation depends on available appropriations and applicable law. It also states it creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered
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Executive Order 14216 of February 18, 2025
Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Today, many hopeful
couples dream of starting a family, but as many as one
in seven are unable to conceive a child. Despite their
hopes and efforts, infertility struggles can make
conception difficult, turning what should be a joyful
experience into an emotional and financial struggle. My
Administration recognizes the importance of family
formation, and as a Nation, our public policy must make
it easier for loving and longing mothers and fathers to
have children.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) offers hope to men and
women experiencing fertility challenges. Americans need
reliable access to IVF and more affordable treatment
options, as the cost per cycle can range from $12,000
to $25,000. Providing support, awareness, and access to
affordable fertility treatments can help these families
navigate their path to parenthood with hope and
confidence.
Therefore, to support American families, it is the
policy of my Administration to ensure reliable access
to IVF treatment, including by easing unnecessary
statutory or regulatory burdens to make IVF treatment
drastically more affordable.
Sec. 2. Lowering Costs and Reducing Barriers to IVF.
Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Assistant
to the President for Domestic Policy shall submit to
the President a list of policy recommendations on
protecting IVF access and aggressively reducing out-of-
pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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February 18, 2025.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed February 18, 2025. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.