Fertility tourism
Despite the lack of insurance coverage for IF that we have, I never really thought about how lucky we are to live in a country that allows such a wide range of fertility options. Getting our official diagnosis, azoospermia, was SO devastating. I can't even imagine how much more devastating it would have been if we lived somewhere with no options. We were (and still are!) lucky-- we had options.
I read this article recently that discusses some of the issues people face when they leave their country to pursue treatments they can't get in their own country. If we lived in Italy, we couldn't have created our beautiful little girl. Surrogates are illegal in France. "A Turkish woman who becomes inseminated abroad with donor sperm faces three years in prison." Can you even imagine? Not surprisingly, people are coming to the US for fertility treatments that are illegal in their country. Then, many of them face issues trying to get their kids recognized as citizens of their hope country.
It's so unfortunate that laws haven't kept up with science in these cases. I really hope that things change and that all people can have access to treatments to help them have their children.
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So, I totally bailed on this week's tasty Tuesday. I really need to start taking advantage of scheduling posts!
Wow, I had no idea there were those kinds of restrictions on treatments - especially in developed countries! I mean, I was aware that there were less options in other places, but I didn't realize that there were actual laws against them, especially in places like Italy and France!
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