GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON IVF PROGRAMS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Open Access
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pluto Journals in Prometheus
- Vol. 5 (2)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08109028708629444
Abstract
The technology of IVF not only presents society with a range of social and ethical difficulties, but also consumes vast resources from the ‘public purse'. This paper provides an estimate of recent government expenditure on IVF programs and argues that the $32 million figure arrived at is far short of the actual sums involved. Pregnancy rates are also examined, and the conclusion is reached that on average 34 treatment cycles are required to produce one pregnancy which results in the birth of a baby that is is not premature, defective or dead at birth.Keywords
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