Ok, I wrote one too...does it sound ok? I'm suffering from a huge lack of sleep at the moment..


Mr Trevor,

I belong to an online community that are writing to their local members about the possibility of the Medicare Safety Net becoming means tested, and how it would impact on couples who need IVF to help fullfil their dreams of a family. I like many other IVF mums, and mums to be, am quite concerned that this is on the table for discussion in parliament.

I live in *******, and 2 years ago was informed that I was suffering from secondary infertility. We had to travel the 200klms to ******* to see our Fertility Specialist, who was part of a clinic in Brisbane. We travelled to Brisbane for our first (and thankfully succesfull) IVF procedure.
If it were not for the Medicare Safety Net, our IVF cycle would have been out of reach for us for quite awhile, and I would now not be looking at my beautiful baby boy.

There are so many couples out there who, unfortunately are not successful first go. The financial cost to them is even greater,having to have multiple treatments, and will be more so, if we allow the Medicare Safety Net to become means tested.

Living in a 'country' area, I am sure you know, means we have to travel for many medical services. The government means testing the Safety Net, would mean more of a financial hardship for people such as myself who needed the services of assisted conception and don't live near the 'big smoke', so need to travel, and that's not to mention the added cost of medication.

Please, please,please, make sure that IVF does not become out of reach to so many more people than it already is by means testing the Safety Net.
We must NOT discriminate against infertility!

Nic