Unmarried couples struggling with fertility are being turned away at a Galway, Ireland fertility clinic. The company is claiming they want to uphold the lofty values of marriage and the sanctity of the children being brought up in a healthy environment. Dr. Phillip Boyle the head of the fertility clinic defended his stringent decision today saying,
“Defending his stance, Dr Boyle told the Sunday Independent: "The idea is to promote and recognize the legal commitment made by couples who are in for the long haul. Married couples are more likely to stay together and kids do better when then their parents are married."
The clinic hopes that children will be safer with a married couple. Many people are distraught over such discrimination. Especially single women vying for a child.
Infertility treatments like IVF are commonplace in Ireland, and so too are the success rates. A large number of single women and unmarried couples are treated around the country, so the fact that one doctor in one clinic is employing such regulations may be very unnerving for infertile unwed couples or single women. No other fertility clinics in Europe enforce such laws either.
