Grrr.

[holly_evolving]

Got too mad reading this article to finish it. I very strongly oppose fertility treatment, for a few reasons. Not gonna start unless a discussion happens in comments, though.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/health/11fertility.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Comments

[holly-evolving.livejournal.com]

The sell is that more implants at once means that one is more likely to take...which is true, and helps cut down on the length of time spent on paying for IVF. But of course multiple implants means a risk of multiple embryos. And I do think part of the problem is the combination of IVF doctors who are trying to earn a profit and parents to emotional and hopped up on hormone treatment to make a calm, rational decision.

Like I said, if the economy weren't so screwed, I wouldn't take issue with fertility treatment in general. But multiple-implant IVF just seems like the path to poverty and heartbreak to me.

And yeah, I don't get why people feel the need to raise a kid with their own genes...but then I don't see why people feel the need to raise a kid at all, when the world is so overpopulated with people. So maybe I'm missing something.