New laws IVF.

[redlady]

My husband and I rang our Fert. Clinic to see where we were up to on the waiting list for donor sperm.

We have been informed that from the 1st of January 2010 there will be no clinic in NSW or VIC which will be using imported sperm. Apparently it is a state govt thing. Soon to be rolled out across the country. Apparently QLD is next.

We expressed our anger at the situation and was directed to call or write our state electoral person. My husband and I are also going to get in contact with the IVF access Australia people.

I don't think this is fair at all. Why does the govt give $5,000 to one set of people who can conceive naturally. And then takes and takes and takes away from us who would dearly love kids and can't.

The govt have taken away some of the medicare rebate and now they want to stop us accessing overseas sperm when there is a shortage of sperm donors in Australia. I want to know what right do they have taking away the rights of those who are trying everything to have a baby. For some overseas donors might be their only choice.

I can only see this creating a very long waiting list for sperm.

What do you all think>????

sincerely
redlady

[MummaSue]

I think that is absolutely shocking and hope that they don't actually go through with it.

What next??????

It makes me so mad.

[dreamingofalittleone]

That is insanity; they just care about the quantity of babes, not the quality of the parents!! That?s crazy... Why should imported sperm stop> How hard do they seriously want to make things for infertile couples. Sweety I hope they don?t do that, it cruel and not well thought out at all!!!

[redlady]

I just got the down low on the new laws.

1. A donor can only donate for up to 5 families. That is 5 females. A same sex couple is considered 2 females. So if 2 same sex couples were using the same donor then that only allows one more hetro couple to concieve from this same sperm.

2. Overseas sperm is allowed to be used in some clinics in NSW. Each clinic decides if it is using overseas sperm or not. IVF australia doesnt import but allows you to import personally and they can inseminate you. Fertility first in Hurstville does import sperm. So far overseas sperm is not under threat.

3. They are thinking of making recipents of sperm donors have a registerd that is linked to your birth certificate. So that an annotation is linked to it that you have concieved from sperm donor. But so far they are only thinking of it in VIC.

thats what I have found out yesterday.


Redlady