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Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment


Ironside  50 | 12340  
22 Dec 2015 /  #91
Would your view be any different if it was your wife who could not get pregnant and you have religiously been trying every day for the last 5 years?

I'm sorry to disappoint you but my view wouldn't be any different. .
OP Chemikiem  
22 Dec 2015 /  #92
Regardless what people wants this treatment never should be founded from money on Health Service in the first place.

Sorry Ironside but I don't agree. Almost every EU country manages to do this. Infertility is not life threatening, but it's still a medical condition, and why should only those who can afford private treatment receive it?

. We are not talking here about banning that treatment altogether or about 500 zl per child but

But this is relevant. PiS wanted to have IVF banned completely, and now they are in power, the treatment is going to be withdrawn.
This is not just down to it being a question of money is it?

If she wanted introduce regulations she could have.

It wasn't that simple. The last government had been trying for years to get legislation passed on it as they were under pressure from the European Commission.

Indeed but putting aside rights or wrongs of that treatment we could talk about wrong of using a health service resources to pay for that treatment.

We could, and you have already said you don't believe in a state funded health system, but by the same token, why should the Polish taxpayer have to pay towards treating someone who has spent years pickling their liver for example? It's treading on dangerous ground going down that route.
Ironside  50 | 12340  
22 Dec 2015 /  #93
Sorry Ironside but I don't agree.

You are entitled to your opinion. However as the IVF treatment is not curing infertility it shouldn't be financed from the Health Service money.

This is not just down to it being a question of money is it?

Of course not it is also politicks like always. After all starting financing that treatment from public money was also a political decision.
We have balance here.

It wasn't that simple.

They had TK, President, government, majority in the Parliament and Senate, it was simple enough.
smurf  38 | 1940  
22 Dec 2015 /  #94
However as the IVF treatment is not curing infertility

But if you have IVF treatment then you don't need a cure. And anyway, there isn't one cure for infertility, it's not like it's a stomach ulcer y'know.

Although I'll be honest, I think maybe in the long term it is better than IVF treatment will only be private, means less poor people having kids and that's always a good thing.......from an socio-economic point of view of course. Of course it sucks for the individuals, but y'know there's always bank loans and wonga if you really, really wanna have a rugrat.........or Ukrainian surrogates. They're as cheap as chips and glad for the money.
OP Chemikiem  
23 Dec 2015 /  #95
However as the IVF treatment is not curing infertility it shouldn't be financed from the Health Service money.

As Smurf has said, infertility isn't a curable condition, there are many different reasons for it as I'm sure you know.
Perhaps lung and liver transplants for smokers and alcoholics shouldn't be financed either, no guaranteed cures and self inflicted illnesses to boot, but no-one would question that these people shouldn't receive medical treatment.

Really, it's a question of ethics more than the money.

it was simple enough.

Eventually, but it took time because there was so much opposition from the church. Bills from all the political parties with varying solutions got nowhere in Parliament. The Church agreed to compromise in the end because there was no law and everything was unregulated.

means less poor people having kids and that's always a good thing.......from an socio-economic point of view of course.

It's also ruling out Mr and Mrs average couple too though Smurf, only the wealthy would be able to afford private treatment.
Harry  
23 Dec 2015 /  #96
why should the Polish taxpayer have to pay towards treating someone who has spent years pickling their liver for example?

That drinker will have paid far more in tax on his booze over the years than it costs to treat him. However, the person who wants tens of thousands spent on their IVF treatment will then expect to have hundreds of thousands more on the education of and health care for that child.
smurf  38 | 1940  
23 Dec 2015 /  #97
It's also ruling out Mr and Mrs average couple too though Smurf, only the wealthy would be able to afford private treatment.

I don't think so, like, most families where both people are working would be able to afford a loan for one and maybe two treatments.

I know I'd give it a go for sure. More to life than money.
rozumiemnic  8 | 3875  
23 Dec 2015 /  #98
More to life than money.

yes well, once one has children, one discovers just how untrue that statement is...:)
Ironside  50 | 12340  
23 Dec 2015 /  #99
As Smurf has said, infertility isn't a curable condition,

Indeed and money of Health Service should be spend on curable conditions.

Perhaps lung and liver transplants for smokers and alcoholics shouldn't be financed either, no guaranteed cures and self inflicted illnesses to boot, but no-one would question that these people shouldn't receive medical treatment.

Well, this argument is brought forward by those who believe that medical treatments and services shouldn't be in the hands of a state. I think that they should receive the same treatment as long as it is legal to advertise alcohol beverages and cigarettes.

Ultimately a private medical insurance would be better.

Really, it's a question of ethics more than the money.

Don't really know what to say to that. I mean it should be a question of ethics but realistically speaking it is a question of money and politicks, they go together as a hand and a glove.

Eventually, but it took time because there was so much opposition from the church.

I don't think that PO is that much bothered by the CC. I would rather gather that lobbing in favor of that particular notion took some time.

The Church agreed to compromise

Maybe, I don't know much about they standing. It would came as a surprise to me if that would be the case.

And anyway, there isn't one cure for infertility, it's not like it's a stomach ulcer y'know

That is kinda my point you know.
OP Chemikiem  
23 Dec 2015 /  #100
this argument is brought forward by those who believe that medical treatments and services shouldn't be in the hands of a state

Those aren't my particular views at all. I believe that everyone should have the right to medical treatment regardless of lifestyle related illnesses. I was just pointing out the flaws in thinking in a certain way.

I wouldn't be an advocate for private healthcare either.

I don't know much about they standing. It would came as a surprise to me if that would be the case.

As I understand it, IVF is legal but there was no regulation in place. For example, there was no oversight for the disposal of unused embryos. The Church sought a compromise so that certain experiments would be restricted.
Ironside  50 | 12340  
24 Dec 2015 /  #101
I was just pointing out the flaws in thinking in a certain way.

I understand but as I have pointed out money from health services shouldn't be used on projects and issues that don't cure people or treat their illnesses but in fact undertake to level social or nature's injustices and inequalities.

I have a name for that - confusion.

As I understand it, IVF is legal but there was no regulation in place.

I don't know. If you are right it would be a big surprise to me.
Borsukrates  5 | 129  
25 Dec 2015 /  #102
I said above that 500 per child needs good education to become an investment rather than cost. There's one more requirement: good economy. If economy is bad, those surplus children will escape to another country. The state can spend 500 per child and not see the return at all. Or the 'surplus person' won't be able to find a job and will live on social welfare.

In vitro may not technically cure infertility, but the net effect is it results in more children. That's what couples ultimately care about. Unless you're like Duda and split hairs for bogus reasons to suit your agenda*, you won't care. A real cure for infertility is only desirable for couples that want more than one extra kid.

Furthermore, when In Vitro is successful it results in a new birth. Curing someone of infertility doesn't mean the new potential will be used. So state funding of in vitro makes more sense than state funding of (hypothetical) infertility cure. Fewer things to control, fewer fraud opportunities.

* veto for transsexuals on the basis that a person might want to undergo the very long and painful sex change process more than once - causing legal confusion.

* pardoning Mariusz KamiƄski under the excuse he wanted to calm people rather than fan the flames
* signing various documents and acts as soon as possible under the guise of calming people and making them not worry about anything during Christmas

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