While I think the NHS is being arbitrary with where they draw the line, I frankly don’t think anyone should have “free” IVF treatment.
Women who drink fewer than two glasses of wine a day are being denied free IVF as NHS trusts impose strict rules on who gets fertility treatment.
Even those who barely drink at all could be turned down if their partners are deemed to be exceeding recommended alcohol limits.
Health trusts insist they are simply following Department of Health guidelines which warn against excessive drinking, particularly in pregnancy, but experts have accused them of discriminating solely to save money.
Having a baby of your own is not life-saving treatment. It certainly doesn’t save the life of an unwanted child awaiting adoption somewhere. Some argue that things like gastric bypass shouldn’t be on the health service dime either, because obesity is a self-inflicted problem. Fair enough, but gastric banding does in fact up the fat guy’s chances for a longer life. Having a baby? Not so much.
No, I’m not a parent, so I don’t “get it”. But it seems to me that if a couple is willing to go the IVF route – which is a massive hardship and puts excessive strain on a relationship – then that financial burden should be part of their decision. Joe and Jill Taxpayer are already paying for their own children – they shouldn’t be paying for you to have yours. We’re not all meant to have babies.
We can’t all make tricycle motors, but we can keep trying at no expense to the tax payer. UMMMMM! free love , what concept
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I agree with your last statement so much. Sometimes, nature just knows best. If you can’t make babies, perhaps there is a reason for that. I’ve never understood people’s borderline perverse desire to spend tens of thousands of dollars to reproduce.
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