‘Fertility tourism’ fears over EU move
Consultant gynaecologist at the Sims International Fertility Clinic in Dublin Dr David Walsh said proposals aimed at improving body tissue removal and retention will make in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment unaffordable for the majority of couples desperate to conceive a child.
He also warned that if IVF becomes unaffordable in the EU, it will push couples to Eastern Europe, former Soviet states and the Middle East for the procedure where patients cannot be guaranteed quality of care.
