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 »
"I better not...She might not like what I have to say!"
"This is the exact reason I watch the TODAY show and NOT Good Morning America!"
"Infertility is not a punishment it's a MEDICAL condition.I have a medical condition called PCOD poly cystic ovarian disorder which causes my infertility.Should people who need organ transplants not have them because hay not ever one deserves to live? Wome"
"It's a shame that Viagra is considered important enough to be an approved medication for insurance coverage yet the heartbreak of the infertile is unimportant."
"I thought this was an outragoues comment made by someone who has not gone through the sufferings alot of women have because of infertility. I think she needs to do more research before she speaks on this matter again."
"OMG How dare her say what she said. This is just not right and I was very upset by reading it. Good Morning America should do something about this woman. The is pre-recorded right, I am suprised this was not taken out. God Bless All Of the Women Out There"
"This issue is not so cut and dry--we need to bring professional medical staff in to discuss the physcial and emotional impacts of infertility. Our government spends millions of dollars to raise the children of teen mothers who elect to keept their childre"
"So much for family values! Why is erectile dysfunction a disease and infertility not? This doctor is an idiot and the alternate viewpoint deserves equal time! Perhaps cancer, venereal disease, tuberculosis, high blood pressure, etc. are "mean't to be" (al"
"Infertility is a disease which we have the right to be treated for. If it weren't for treatment and infertil drugs, I wouldn't have my beautiful, wonderful little boy."
"I am outraged at Dr. Snyderman's elitist evaluation of who "deserves" to be fertile. She clearly implied that only people who can afford to spend thousands of dollars on fertility medications deserve to have a baby! Well, if that's the case, maybe we shou"
"EVERYONE should have at least the oppurtunity to have a baby. A wealthy infertile woman has more right to be a mother, than a working class woman,? I think NOT."
