Plenty of couples struggle with fertility issues. It can be heartbreaking to want a child and have so much difficulty conceiving one. This is an issue that hits me rather personally, as my wife and I struggled for two years to conceive our youngest and then had her born three months early.
For about six weeks, the docs weren't sure our daughter would live, and for about 48 hours, they weren't sure my wife would live. It's a hell of a thing to hold your tiny, tiny daughter literally in the palm of your hand and have a doctor advise you that you may not want to name her, as her chances weren't too good. (The kid is now 28, and she's fine — brilliant and beautiful, like all our kids/grandkids.
Her Mom is fine, too.) Advertisement It's a terrible thing to suffer through, and our hearts go out to any couple who has struggled with these issues. But when one is a politician and using the issue to score political points, they lose a lot of that sympathy — especially when they lie about it.
Walz has been vocal on the topic of in-vitro fertilization (IVF): In campaign speeches since joining the Democratic ticket as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Walz has often characterized the issue of access to IVF treatment as "personal" to him and his family while sharing the story of his and his wife's journey to conceiving their two children. "This one's personal for me about IVF and reproductive care," Walz told supporters at a rally in Glendale, Arizona, earlier this month. "Wh.