Woman’s death will not stop demand for IVF, say group

THE death of a woman from fertility treatment complications will not deter couples desperate to have a biological child from seeking in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), an infertility support group said yesterday.

Every couple was made aware of the risks involved with IVF and most were willing to take that chance in the effort to conceive a child, said Helen Quinn, spokesperson for the National Infertility Support & Information Group (NISIG).

Ms Quinn would not comment on the death of 33-year-old Jacqueline Rushton, who died from respiratory problems arising from a combination of her ovaries producing too many eggs and a high level of oestrogen in her blood.