Concern over lack of funding for IVF and sterilisation options in England | Letters

Diane Munday says vasectomy and female sterilisation operations should not have funding withdrawn,Diane Chandler says IVF ought not be restricted to those who can afford to pay for it, andClare Munks says the ‘turkey baster’ method – properly called intrauterine insemination (IUI) – may be worth consideringEven worse than the postcode lottery on IVF treatment being introduced by clinical commissioning groups (Report, 7 August) is the short-termism and lack of joined-up thinking in deciding what patient services to axe in order to save money.In my area (Herts Valleys), at a recent public consultation event, proposals were not only to cease providing “IVF and specialist fertility services” but also to stop funding vasectomy and female sterilisation operations. But funding of pregnancy/birth/postnatal care as well as abortions will continue.Continue reading...
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