Seanad debates

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned a couple of times that there is a culture of secrecy and stigma around assisted human reproduction. That has not been my experience within married relationships. In cases involving use of the couple's sperm and eggs, that is definitely not the case. I do not have any data in that regard. If the Minister has those data, perhaps she would read it into the record. I apologise if she has already done so.

In my experience, most IVF and assisted human reproduction takes place between married couples. In the Minister's opinion, what percentage or number of cohabiting couples have had IVF and, of that figure, what percentage have had donor-assisted human reproduction?

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