Trump Promises IVF Coverage in Election Push

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he will require the government or insurance companies to pay for IVF fertility treatments if he is elected in November, a move likely aimed at appealing to women and suburban voters.

"For IVF and I've been looking at it and what we're going to do is for people that are using IVF, which is fertilization, we are, the government Government is going to pay for it, or we're going to get or mandate your insurance company to pay for it, which is going to be great. We're going to do that," Trump said during a town hall-style campaign event in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Earlier in the day in Michigan, Trump also said his administration would push for allowing new parents to deduct "major newborn expenses" from their taxes.

Opinion polls show Trump has lost ground with women voters since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 5 election.

Trump, who as president appointed three of the justices who made up the majority that ended constitutional protection for abortion, has said the matter is now to be decided by individual states.

In speeches, Harris has attacked Trump's abortion position and painted Republicans as a threat to women's rights, including access to birth control, abortion medication and fertility treatments.

"Let me just say something. Hold on. Hold up for a second. Hold up for a second. Let me just say something. Let me just say something. We are fighting for a democracy. Everyone has a right and should have their voices heard. I am speaking now, but on the subject. I will say this, the President and I are working around the clock. We've got to get a hostage deal done and get a ceasefire done now."

Addressing a crowd in Savannah, Georgia, Harris told her supporters not to pay "too much attention to the polls" and keep her "underdog" status.

Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a poll published that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election.