Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has repeatedly used his “personal” story of using in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments to attack former President Donald Trump and Republicans on so-called “reproductive rights” — but it turns out that story is not true.
The Kamala Harris presidential campaign confirmed this week that the Walzes did not use IVF to conceive either of their children. Instead, the couple used intrauterine insemination (IUI), which notably does not involve creating or discarding embryos.
The difference is vital. Walz used his non-existent IVF journey as a political tool to attack the Right, suggesting his family would not exist if it were up to Trump, his running mate JD Vance, and Republicans. In fact, Walz recently said, “JD Vance opposing the miracle of IVF is a direct attack on my family and so many others.” The suggestion does not align with former President Donald Trump and JD Vance’s position on IVF in the first place, but it also rings hollow since IUI doesn’t discard embryos.
Walz and the Harris campaign have repeated the false claim on numerous occasions to attack their opponents. In fact, in Walz’s first political rally after being tapped as the VP nominee by Harris, he used the false narrative.
“This gets personal for me and my family,” Walz said, suggesting IVF will be restricted under a Trump administration. “When my wife and I decided to have children we spent years going through infertility treatments. And I remember praying every night for a call for good news. The pit in my stomach when the phone rang, and the agony when we heard that the treatments hadn’t worked. So this wasn’t by chance that when we welcomed my daughter into the world, we named her Hope.”
The Harris campaign amplified Walz’s fake story on its official X account, too. In one posted video clip, Walz says he “wouldn’t have a family” if it were up to Vance.
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