Good Morning America's Lack of Sensitivity for Infertile Couples
During a recent interview on Good Morning America, Dr. Nancy Snyderman (who is NOT a specialist in the field of reproductive medicine) made the following comment when asked about women who have a diff... continue reading »
"Infertility should be covered by insurance companies because 99% of infertility is due to medical issues such as PCOS, scar tissue, etc."
"It would be a different story if it were her that could not conceive!!!!"
"I have had 5 Miscarriages, both mid term and early, and have so far not gone all the way through a pregnancy. My Brother and Sister-In-Law are so far, unable to conceive a child. I am guessing from your insensitive , that this is NOT a problem for you. So"
"Infertility has been legally considered a disease.... you treat a disease. It is not medically nessesary for a person to have use of all of your limbs, but insurance companies pay to the last penny to save the use of one finger if it should be damaged by "
"I AM ABSOLUTELY APPALLED BY THAT WOMANS . INFERTILITY IS RECOGNISED AS A DISABILITY...SO IF SHE IS DISCRIMINATES AGAINST INFERTILE COUPLES, THEN SHE IS IGNORANT AND OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY INTELLIGENT. WE DID NOT CHOOSE TO BE INFERTILE, JUST LIKE SOMEONE DOES "
"The reproductive system is no different than other systems in the body in that sometimes there are problems. Our society readily accepts expensive treatments used for other body systems, so why should our reproductive systems be any different? Infertility"
"it is every womans right to become a mother if the option is available to help fix the problem with the infertility regardless of how much a person has insurance companys should help with the cost of infertility programs as infertility is a problem many w"
"im speechless"
"Every women has the right to a child if she so desires AND insurance companies SHOULD pay for it!"
"How could a medical doctor not understand that infertility is a disease, just like cancer is? Is she suggesting that any disease which has high costs to treat should not be covered by insurance plans? Shame on her."
