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The A ustralian community overwhelmingly approves IVF to treat subfertility, with increasing support over three decades
Author(s) -
Kovacs Gabor T.,
Morgan Gary,
Levine Michele,
M Julian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2012.01444.x
Subject(s) - andrology , medicine , biology
Fifteen A ustralia‐wide interview surveys between J uly 1981 and F ebruary 2011 on the community's attitudes to in vitro fertilisation ( IVF ) were carried out as part of regular M organ polls. Each survey involved between 650 and 1000 respondents in urban and rural locations. The proportion of respondents who ‘approved’ or ‘disapproved’ of various aspects of IVF treatment were determined. Support for IVF to help infertile married couples increased from 77% in 1981 to 91% in 2011. Approval for IVF procedures being supported by M edicare funding rose from 70% in 1981 to 79% in 2000 and was unchanged in 2011. There has also been a marked increase in the support for single women and lesbians using donor sperm.