IVF And The Complicacy Before Parenthood – Starting A Family In Modern Days
Only recently has the Scottish government decided to increase the fund for IVF treatment for eligible couples from two to three full cicles. While in vitro fertilisation remains a controversial issue for some, this move is a step in the right direction for others.
All moral and ethical convictions aside, however, the desire to start a family turns out to be a greater fight for some than many of us can imagine. There are ways and means to have children when couples are having difficulties conceiving; these include adoption or IVF. If potential options are found, oftentimes these possibilities demand persistance and patience – and sometimes much more of both than many consider possible.
I have no better example for the sheer force of will and determination than shown in the inspirational case of Carol Fox and her double-digit tries to become pregnant with her much beloved only daughter. Where quite a few would have opted for another approach or even given up, the committed feminist followed through with her wish and eventually had a baby. In Memoirs Of A Feminist Mother she writes about the matter that attracted media coverage at that time and is still relevant to this day.
