Posted on 10/14/2023 3:12:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Same-sex couples have to pay thousands of pounds before they can access IVF fertility treatment through the NHS in contrast to the process for heterosexual couples which has been labelled as a “Gay Tax”, according to a report.
As reported by the BBC, NHS England funds IVF for heterosexual couples who have been trying to conceive, unsuccessfully, for at least two years whilst other details such as age and weight status.
However, campaigners are aggrieved that same-sex couples face a different process in that they need to prove their infertility before the NHS will commit to IVF but as part of this, they must pay for several rounds of artificial insemination.
This BBC report details that some couples have spent in excess of £20,000 on the treatment.
That is a huge detriment to being able to start a family for a lot of people in the UK, with several examples detailed by the BBC.
A same-sex couple from Dorset, Sarah and Faye, both aged 33, were faced with costs of £30,000 for artificial insemination. So far they have spent their life savings of £22,000 to no avail. Their experience has made them feel they are being discriminated against.
Kate and her wife Keri, spent more than £17,00o on AI and IVF. After they moved to China for a couple of years to both work as teachers and crucially to build savings, Kate gave birth to their child earlier this year.
“There’s no way we would have been able to make it work in the UK,” said Kate.
“We’ve got friends who are having to get loans to try and start a family and then if that’s not successful, you’re left with a big loan and no baby. It’s a vicious cycle and it’s devastating.”
Kerri stated, “We’ve chosen to start a family – but we didn’t choose to be gay. The existing rules are like a gay tax”.
Different approaches in the UK to IVF and artificial insemination The government has previously pledged fairer access to NHS fertility treatment for same-sex couples and single women, but to date, nothing meaningful has changed.
Campaigners are striving for the need to privately fund treatment to be abolished and for parity to be established, as well as holding the government to its promise.
This applies to England – with access varying by locality – as well as Wales and Northern Ireland.
Scotland stands alone as the only constituent UK country to provide donor insemination to same-sex couples without requiring them to have initially instigated costly rounds of private treatments.
Heterosexuals can have kids... The freak alphabet can’t without help from heterosexuals to the freak crowd should pay hundreds of thousands of pounds but in reality should never be allowed to have kids.
>After they moved to China for a couple of years to both work as teachers and crucially to build savings, Kate gave birth to their child earlier this year.
How did they expect to save money getting paid $15,000 a year?
Well, at least the UK is doing something right.
“… same-sex couple from Dorset, Sarah and Faye, both aged 33, were faced with costs of £30,000 for artificial insemination.…”
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Jeez, there are guys who voluntarily “donate” either for free or for a nominal “token” amount.
Plus, gay couples have more money than straight couples.
True. Especially if both “partners” have high paying jobs. Then that makes it easier for them to “procreate”.
Keep those subhumans away from children.
“we didn’t choose to be gay”
Yes, you did, and you knew it meant you couldn’t conceive a child naturally. There’s no reason for all of society to pay for your voluntary choices.
Um ... you can still have sex with someone of the opposite sex and conceive in the old fashioned way.
True, David Crosby is no longer available, but your kid won't want all the toxins that he had.
Fags have more money than straight people... I’d like to see that survey.
Fags do get preferential treatment ment in blue states but then again, every freak, immigrant and non white person does so nothing new there.
Male gay couples make way more than “breeder” couples. But how come that’s never mentioned?
In this case, not even a triple strength paper bag will hide the ugliness.
I'll try to find it. I think it came out last year.
How much of a tax have these hedonists with no control of their libidos placed on healthcare?
We could tax 100% of their income and it wouldn’t make a dent. A totally preventable disease that they made an epidemic. Monkey pox upon their houses.
Gay couples starting a family, a premise written in hell.
Overall, same-sex married couples in the US have a 27% higher
median household income than heterosexual married couples.
This difference is due to the higher earnings men make over women.
Exactly. All the alphabet folks should be relieved we can’t throw them off tall buildings like muzzies do.
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