Calls are mounting for a coronavirus ban on elective surgeries and IVF treatment to be lifted, with national cabinet set to discuss the matter on Tuesday.
It's anticipated their meeting will review a plan to sign off on the services resuming after seeing a flattening of the contagion's spread.
Rebecca is another woman whose IVF access has been prevented, delaying her hopes of becoming a first-time mother. AMA president Tony Bartone said doctors should be authorised to make decisions about what surgeries can proceed."It would be logical to restart procedures at low risk of spreading COVID-19 and of high benefit to the patient, and this would include IVF treatments."Health Minister Greg Hunt has foreshadowed the national cabinet will discuss if certain elective surgeries, including IVF procedures, could resume.
The Australian Society of Anaesthetists has also said any lifting of measures must be done with caution so the hard work of social distancing isn't undone.President of the Fertility Society of Australia Professor Luk Rombauts told SBS News most IVF units around the country have gone into hibernation.
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