Since Trump returned to the White House, it has become clear just how fraught IVF is for his base. Some conservative Christians oppose IVF because it often involves destroying extra embryos not implanted in the woman's uterus. According to Politico, anti-abortion groups lobbied against a requirement for employers to cover IVF. Instead, some vouched for 'restorative reproductive medicine' ' a term that has been around for decades but has received much more attention, especially from conservatives, in the past few months. Proponents of restorative reproductive medicine tend to present it as an alternative to IVF: a different way of treating infertility, focused on treating underlying causes. But the approach is controversial, and some practitioners closely link their treatments to Catholic teachings. As a scholar of religion, I study U.S. Catholics' varied perspectives on infertility, seeking to understand how religious beliefs and practices influence physicians' and patients'...
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