In Vitro Fertilisation Process

IVF should be made available to any woman who requests it, no matter what her marital status or gender preference. “.
IVF, or In Vitro Fertilisation, is the process where a human egg is fertilized and cultured outside of the human body, and then the embryo is introduced into the uterus. It is a process that is used to treat infertility in women, and at the moment New South Wales has no legislation controlling access to IVF treatment. Its anti-discrimination act means that no-one can be denied treatment because of their marital status or gender preference. In my writing, my arguments are going to be against the statement that ” IVF should be made available to any woman who requests it, no matter what her marital status or gender preference.” These arguments include The Right’s of the Child, lack of resources, lifestyle choice, and costs to the government after the baby is born.

The first argument in my case is that of The Right of the Child. Dr. John Fleming, the director of the Southern Cross Bioethics Institute in Adelaide, says that fertility treatment should not be made available to single women or lesbian couples as it was against the Children’s Right’s treaty. This comes from the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child which says a child has a right to a mother and a father. Under the convention, to which Australia was a signatory, children had a fundamental right to be cared for by both parents. No matter how much the parent or parents love the child and want to do for the child, they must still fall within the Rights of the Child. If a child only has a woman or two women for parents then they would not only be deprived of a father, but also a full identity. They would grow up without a fatherly figure and would be constantly reminded of this, whether it be through questions from his friends or questions from adults such as teacher and coaches.