Push for National Fertility Plan as Birth Rate Dives

Published on September 15, 2024

Australia should implement a national plan for fertility care to bolster the country’s IVF services amid a plummeting birth rate. The insight comes from a review by former health minister Greg Hunt and public health expert Rachel Swift released on Sunday as part of FSANZ 2024, the annual conference of fertility and IVF experts in Perth. Its 34 recommendations included the need for uniform laws into Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and IVF sectors across states, territories, and the Commonwealth as well as the development of a national fertility plan. Fertility Society President Petra Wale said a national plan would remove some financial barriers to fertility treatments and equalise access to services for Australians regardless of which state they live in....

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