Australia:The South Australian Law Society is calling for the state to join other Australian states such as NSW to ensure gay couple (same-sex couple) are not blocked from receiving assisted reproduction.
The call follows the announcement by South Australia Health that it is reviewing the Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) laws. Currently gay couples (same-sex couples) in South Australia are unable to ART.
South Australian women can only gain access to the treatment if they or their partner are deemed medically infertile. Women in same-sex relationships are excluded from receiving IVF services.
Speaking as Law Society members, couple Heather Stokes and Kristie Molloy told The Advertiser there was no reason for the exclusion.
The Law Society suggested discrimination on sexual orientation, marital status or religious grounds should not be permitted.
The report also calls for the establishment of an IVF donor register in order that children have access to information on their donor in later life.
Ms Stokes, formerly David Stokes, transitioned to Heather in 2012. The same-sex couple has a two-year old daughter named Jacinta, who was conceived through a “loophole” in IVF laws.
The call follows the announcement by South Australia Health that it is reviewing the Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) laws. Currently gay couples (same-sex couples) in South Australia are unable to ART.
South Australian women can only gain access to the treatment if they or their partner are deemed medically infertile. Women in same-sex relationships are excluded from receiving IVF services.
Speaking as Law Society members, couple Heather Stokes and Kristie Molloy told The Advertiser there was no reason for the exclusion.
The Law Society suggested discrimination on sexual orientation, marital status or religious grounds should not be permitted.
The report also calls for the establishment of an IVF donor register in order that children have access to information on their donor in later life.
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