How did they come up with this figure?
Reading about them trying to get the NHS to fund more IVF treatments for childless couples. In it they say that each child contributes £147K to the UK econeomy in taxes, etc. Read more here.Really? Does that include the kids born to parents on the social who grow up to not work themselves? How did they come up with that figure? Is it a national average or something?
My thoughts on this are two fold. First I don't believe we should fund IVF on the NHS. It's not exactly a life or death situation and doesn't meet the criteria for requiring medical aid. In a way giving this treatement actually increases the risk to a woman. Second, why do we give away condoms and the morning after pill if having a child does so much good. Isn't that a bit of a conflict?
posted by Bag @ 6:12 pm
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