LGBTQ families’ unsupported access to assisted reproductive technology does not make sense.
As Australians start their families later, more people are needing to turn to assisted reproductive technology.
has found the IVF sector will not cope with the forecast rise in demand without significant changes to funding, access and regulation in the sector. Single people and LGBTQ couples often have to pay thousands of dollars for failed IVF treatment before they can be deemed “medically infertile” and receive Medicare rebates..
These women may meet the ombudsman’s definition of infertility, but here the distinction between medical infertility due to age and social infertility seems fraught.
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