Who is entitled to assisted reproduction?

The birth of a child is one of the greatest wonders of life. However, not everyone is so easy to fulfill this dream.

« About 15-20 % of those who want to become pregnant, they can get pregnant, » said Ginžina Bogdanskienė, obstetrician-gynecologist.

Whoever cannot have children naturally rescues auxiliary fertilization. Now, however, only married or partnerships registering can be used.

« We couldn’t believe the couples who apply, and we say – we need to do assisted reproduction, but we cannot under the law. That is why the couples ask if we live here in the 19th century, » said Bogdanskiene.

The Liberals of the Seimas offer to change the situation. They have prepared corrections to allow assisted reproduction to everyone: married, unmarried couples and single women.

« The point is when a woman approaches whether it is a lone woman, a partnership, a marriage, or a woman in a relationship so she can get that right, » explained Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, chairwoman of the Liberal Movement.

Politicians have been shown to be shown by the Constitutional Court’s interpretation that the current system is discriminating against. Infertility problems do not choose whether you are married or not. This should also be with assisted reproduction.

« We suggest you not wait and solve this legal problem as soon as possible, » said V. Čmilytė-Nielsen

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She is seconded by Social Democrat Orinta Leiputė.

« Knowing the demographic situation, we would certainly not be able to discriminate against both couples who live married and single women because of their marital status or status. Today, this day can be adopted by mother’s lonely children, so why not use this service? » – considered a member of the Seimas.

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This is just the first step in the Seimas, but the initiative already receives both support and fierce criticism.

« Why do you reject the right to be a father for men? » Asked Rita Tamašunienė, a member of the Seimas.

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« Sociology clearly shows that the family, which is marital, is more stable. It is better for a child to grow in a stable environment, » said Seimas member Vytautas Sinica.

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« When lonely women are fertilized, while reading the law of the law, it seems that they could simply bring any man and indicate it as a potential donor, » said Agnė Širinskienė, a Member of the Seimas.

Democrat A. Širinskienė is also hampered by the fact that the medical service is also provided to women who have no problem.

« The availability of the service must be ensured by the assessment of medical indications. In this draft, I do not see very medical indications, » said a member of the Seimas.

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« This is a solution to the council of doctors, that is, medical indications, and they remain, » explained V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.

According to doctor G. Bogdanskienė, in Lithuania it is performed from 1 thousand. up to 1.5 thousand. assisted reproduction procedures. If the order becomes more flexible, the need will increase dramatically.

« This would certainly double that number would increase, because about every other couple who apply are unmarried, » said G. Bogdanskienė.

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This means that more funds of the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund may be required to pay for assisted reproduction services.

Two treatment cycles are paid by public funds. And every year, the largest part of the funds goes to medicines, as they are reimbursed 100 percent.

« How much to increase the service is difficult to predict. We cannot count today how many single women would like to have a child, » said V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.

After submission, the parliament approved the amendments. Now they will travel to the committees and can return to the Seimas hall in June.