As I pointed out to Lucysnow, apparently the IVF clinics have already placed a cap- as it seems to be a moot point.
In the UK, it seems, at 50
Where did you find 50? Did you pull it out of your cap? There is no cap Neverfly in the UK. If you were able to comprehend information you would know that the NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE which is the free medical services in the UK has these regulations that are based on the demand of high priced procedures. What governs the NHS doesn't govern private clinics. The problem with private UK clinics is that they are bloody expensive which is why many young and old leave the country to have the procedures done:
Here are the National Health Service regulations, read carefully in case you some of the information slips through your head:
The availability of IVF treatment on the NHS is subject to guidelines that are issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Waiting lists for NHS funded IVF treatment will vary depending on your particular PCT. If you have been trying for a baby for a while (more than a year), and you are over 30 years of age, it is important to see your GP as soon as possible to discuss your fertility treatment options on the NHS. Unless you are exempt, you will have to pay prescription charges for any medicines that you require.
These recommend that you should be offered up to three cycles of IVF if:
you are between 23 and 39 years of age at the time of treatment, and one, or both, of you has been diagnosed with a fertility problem, or
you have been infertile for at least three years.
Some PCTs also have additional criteria that may affect your eligibility for funding. For example, some PCTs will not provide funding for couples where one partner already has a child.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/889.aspx?CategoryID=54&SubCategoryID=127
Under the terms of the HFEA Act 1990, any fertility centre in the United Kingdom offering treatment must take account of the welfare of any child who may be born as a result of a treatment, and of any other children who may be affected by the birth. In order to fulfill this obligation, clinics need to assess each case before accepting them onto the program. The following welfare of the child issues may be discussed with the patients:
*A fertility clinic that takes on a patient not using the NHS MAY but are not REQUIRED to ask the following as its not public money paying for it the procedure. People look to eastern europe because these procedures can cost up to $300,000 for a years set of treatments
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Age and likely future ability to look after or provide for a child's need.
Their commitment to having and bringing up a child, or children.
Economic status, their ability to meet the needs of any child or children born as a result of treatment.
Home environment, and the effect of the new baby or babies upon any existing children.
Mental and physical health of the parents.
The medical and family history of the couples and their families.
Criminal history of parents.
If they have any children removed from their custody and any history of child abuse.
The potential child need to know about their origin.
http://www.ivf-infertility.com/ivf/standard/regulations4.php
Fertility clinics
Most fertility clinics (even those located on NHS premises) only offer a fee-paying IVF service. The cost varies from clinic to clinic.
A cycle of IVF, including medicines and consultations, can typically cost between £4,000-£8,000 pounds. However, costs could increase if you also require donor eggs, or sperm.
Private clinics operate in competition with each other, so prices tend to be similar in most areas of the country; usually an average of around £5,000 a cycle. As the medicines that are used in IVF can be very expensive, you should ensure that they are included in the overall price.
If they are not included, it may be worth comparing prices from different sources, such as local pharmacies. In some cases, you may be able to buy the medicines direct from the pharmaceutical company.
Some fertility clinics offer egg-sharing schemes where can donate eggs collected from a cycle of IVF to another women in return for a reduced price IVF treatment.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/889.aspx?CategoryID=54&SubCategoryID=127
So Einstein, where does it say 50? Where does it say that age is a legally binding requirement?
Again if it all seemed to pass you by, the reason she and others of all ages went outside of the NHS is because it is limited in funds, there is a waiting list. Its far far cheaper in the Czech republic, Latvia, the Ukraine and many other countries. Some countries like Holland don't have fertility clinics that do not operate outside of their national health care service.
So unless you can come up with some evidence on what you say you should perhaps revise your supposed facts.
As usual you were not able to answer this simple question I had for you which was:
Outside of simply saying 'she's too old' which obviously she old but not too old for the procedure to take hold, can you come up with any reason whatsoever why performing a procedure on a woman her age is detrimental to society, the woman or the child in above normal possibilities?
Now stop mucking about and answer the bloody question...if you can...
*someone hand me the dunce cap*
You see if you could answer the question then it wouldn't be based on your personal bias or opinion but on the objective benefits or negative costs for the greater good which is what we try to build laws and moral arguments upon. Not just silly comments on the obvious that anyone with a bit of intellect can stick a hole through.
Sorry if you find this rude but its for your own erudition.
