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 »
"Outragious & ignorant comment."
"I support legislation requiring health insurance provider to cover fertility treatments and medication. Infertility is usually caused by a physiological medical condition, and therefore, any conditions that result from the medically diagnosed condition sh"
"And not everyone is supposed to live, too, right? That's why insurance companies pay for heart transplants, diabetes medications, chemo, and every other wondrous advance of modern medicine, right?"
"I cannot believe that GMA and Dr. Snyderman are furthering insensitivity to infertility, an insensitivity that's already rampant in American culture. Most insurance companies cover Viagra. So apparently, men have a right to erections, but families have no"
"If infertility is not covered by insurance, why are impotence drugs like Viagra covered? I do not think that men being able to have sex is any more "medically necessary" than women trying to conceive. Your were the basis of ignorance and stupidity. Dr. S"
""Not every woman is supposed to be fertile?" Well, apply that theory to thousands of cancer victims. I guess not every person is supposed to live a long a fruitful life? Get real."
"infertility is a disease which should be covered by insurance, like any other medical problem. There wasn't any problem with having Viagra covered for men."
"That's like saying crack-whores and child molesters are meant to have children because they're fertile!!! WRONG!!!"
"Do you know how painful it is when you try to conceive and it doesn't work? Probably not because you got pregnant without any medical help! Can you now imagine your life without any child?"
"For someone who has NO knowledge of what infertile couples go through, I think this Dr. should keep her coments to herself on the subject."
"I believe this is a remarkable way of fighting for our right to try to be a mom. Having children should not be seen as a luxury, and only people like us (infertile) can understand how much it hurts not to be able to conceive mainly because of financial re"
"If my health insurance provider would pay to treat the medical condition that causes my infertility then I wouldn't have an infertility problem. However, this treatment is not considered "medically necessary" so it is not covered. One the other hand my in"
