An imperfect IVF law, undermined by party-politics
The Labour administration must take a good hard look at its IVF law, and bring it up to the same legislative gold-plated standard it achieved with various civil rights
2 May 2021, 9:06am
A minor ‘spat’ between Health Minister Chris Fearne and Opposition leader Bernard Grech, over proposed amendments to IVF legislation, has once again highlighted how even the most delicate, sensitive issues end up being used as weapons in a political war.
The subject now, if the government does forge ahead with its bold move, is PGD testing, which is employed in in vitro fertilisation to test embryos for hereditary diseases. The marvellous science helps prospective parents avoid the hereditary transmission of incurable diseases. Already, the prospect is being foolishly weaponised by lobbies such as ‘pro life’ doctors: in a shameful statement this week Doctors For Life had the gall to reassure sufferers of cystic fibrosis that they could lo