redfish Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 http://www.thelocal.se/20150521/ivf-bid-for-swedish-singles-takes-step-forward IVF bid for Swedish singles moves forward Published: 21 May 2015 14:19 GMT+02:00 Plans to allow single women in Sweden to have fertility treatment funded by taxpayers are expected to come into force next year. The new rules would allow the same reproductive rights to singles as women in a relationship. Taxpayer-funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) is currently only available in Sweden for women in married couples or in long-term relationships, rules which have been widely criticized as "outdated". Plans to change this took one step forward on Thursday as the Social Democrat-Green coalition government presented them to the Swedish Council on Legislation, the body that reviews new laws before parliament votes on them. The idea was originally put forward by an inquiry funded by the former centre-right government in May last year and is set to be voted on in parliament in summer. Private IVF treatment in Sweden costs around 30,000 kronor ($4,150) per cycle. In recent years, increasing numbers of Swedish women have travelled abroad for fertility treatment instead. "They leave because they don't enjoy the same opportunities in Sweden, because Swedish rules for such a treatment still assume that two parents are required to raise a child. It is an outdated view," Justice Minister Morgan Johansson, Equality Minister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Not that I think that public money should be used for IVF treatment at all, but, if you ARE going to allow that, you have to allow it for all, not just women in a relationship. That's just discriminating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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