India, Feb. 19 -- President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order expanding access to in vitro fertilization for Americans.

The Order directs policy recommendations to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments.

The recommendations will focus on how to ensure reliable access to IVF.

Priority will also be placed on addressing any current policies, including those that require legislation, that exacerbate the cost of IVF treatments.

"The Order recognizes the importance of family formation and that our Nation's public policy must make it easier for loving and longing mothers and fathers to have children," the White House said.

Trump, who has long advocated for more babies and ex...