Government-Funded IVF Would Not Fix America’s Massive Underpopulation Problem

A review of studies on the impact of subsidies such as taxpayer funds for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) on the fertility rate suggests there is no resulting surge in fertility, according to a report at the Institute for Family Studies (IFS). Although the goal of helping people who struggle with infertility is a positive one, Lyman Stone, a senior fellow and director of IFS’ Pronatalism Initiative, also wrote in a report Thursday that taxpayer subsidies for IVF or government insurance mandates are