IVF-A Tool of Exploitation
The IVF industry in the UK is worth £500m annually. The latest figures from the HFEA show that in 2004 more than 30,000 patients underwent more than 40,000 treatment cycles. Each procedure costs up to £8,000.
The boon of IVF has become a bane. Childless couples desperate to have a child at any cost are being exploited by unscrupulous fertility doctors. This has drawn sharp criticism from experts in the field. The fertility watchdog -the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority’s claim that they have strict guidelines does not hold much strength.
What are the legalities concerning IVF? Women are being exploited and subjected to expensive, unnecessary tests which are harmful to their health. Couples have no access to proper information. Unscientific treatments are ruling the roost. Sex selection tests are not checked. In Melbourne hospitals which have the same standards as hospitals in the UK the fee charged is 10 times less. The basic problem is a lack of accountability. Will the HFEA wake up and do something before it gets too late?
A dangerous Trend
The boon of IVF has become a bane. Childless couples desperate to have a child at any cost are being exploited by unscrupulous fertility doctors. This has drawn sharp criticism from experts in the field. The fertility watchdog -the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority’s claim that they have strict guidelines does not hold much strength.
What are the legalities concerning IVF? Women are being exploited and subjected to expensive, unnecessary tests which are harmful to their health. Couples have no access to proper information. Unscientific treatments are ruling the roost. Sex selection tests are not checked. In Melbourne hospitals which have the same standards as hospitals in the UK the fee charged is 10 times less. The basic problem is a lack of accountability. Will the HFEA wake up and do something before it gets too late?
A dangerous Trend