Anyone in VIC done the police check required to continue or commence IVF post-July?

[turner]

This is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. Do the legislators think IF is a way of weeding out the 'bad parents'? That nature has stepped in and said 'hey you better watch this one, she'll be sure to do something nasty''! It just feels like you have to prove you are not a criminal, rather than it being assumed that everything is OK. Will I have to also wear a big IF sign on my shirt so that members of the community know 'I'm one of those IF women', as well?

I agree with BulieJ earlier on in this thread, will every pg couple also have to prove they have what it takes to be a good parent? It just makes it also demeaning.

Let's be honest about this - I have strived to be a parent. I am working so hard at something that comes so naturally to the general community. By our very actions, a child that we have will be the most precious person in the world. He/she is so wanted that DH and I will be the most protective and adoring parents.

My sister is a nurse and meets so many different kind of women in her work in maternity. Sometimes she'll just say, 'we had another bad case today.. and I again thought, my sister is struggling. It's just so unfair". Well here is another stupid thing that swings against us. It is just appalling.

[~shazz~]

Holy cow i'm so sorry for everyone that is subjected to such rot it is like the think IVF is such an easy journey to take then they add extra unwarranted stress it is just not fair.
so is this just a Victorian thing or is it Austalia wide?

[butterfly_warrior]

Just Victoria so far, Shazz.

[~shazz~]

thats digusting why just discriminate against victorian couple you'd think that if they are going to bring in such a ridiculous law then it would be across the board it just sounds so sus (sp) again ladies & DH's i'm so sorry if there are letters to be written count me in

[Bengal]

Hi all

I went to a meeting at our new clinic in Melbourne last week, and they announed that the powers that be, had to extend the date for the police checks, they didnt realise the logistics of it all, it is now the 1st September 09..

[dusty]

they didnt realise the logistics of it all

Thanks for letting us know hun. xx

[buliej]

Thanks WLAB - but what about the child protection order search - was that postponed too?