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Quebec to Subsidize Cost of In Vitro Treatments, First in North America
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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The government in Quebec announced Tuesday it will help cover the cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments for infertile couples, the first offer of government subsidization for the costly infertility procedure in North America, CBC news reported.

Quebec couples who cannot conceive naturally will be eligible for three free rounds of IVF treatments, which can cost up to CA$15,000 (US$14,531) for a single treatment, Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc said.

The subsidized fertility program is expected to cost the government CA$35 million (US$33.9 million) per year, with expenses rising to about CA$63 million in four years.

Doctors associations in Quebec expressed opposition to the program, citing more pressing needs in Canada's publicly funded health care system.

I agree with the doctors who object, and wonder why they don't make it easier to adopt instead.

People don't want other peoples' children - they want their own flesh and blood and DNA. Nothing is ever going to change that.

This is infuriating.. I don't know about Quebec but OHIP won't even cover physical therapy, dental or vision.. and yet they pay to implant babies into infertile parents. I think it's more important to care for the people already here than to create more when it's clearly not meant to be.

They also make new immigrants wait three months to get healthcare coverage, in spite of the fact that we wait months and months to get approved as immigrants anyway.. and this is in spite of the fact that we can start working and paying those huge taxes from day one.. I say fix all THOSE problems before you go around making test tube babies..

(07-14-2010 03:49 PM)NKBurlington Wrote: [ -> ]People don't want other peoples' children - they want their own flesh and blood and DNA. Nothing is ever going to change that.

Do they not realize we are already all each other's flesh and blood? The differences from one human to the next are miniscule.