Fertility Treatment for Single People: Who Should Pay?
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This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast discusses whether – and in what circumstances – single people should be able to access publicly funded fertility treatment. The discussion is chaired by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET), with contributions from: ⚫ Dr Sarah Martins da Silva (Clinical Lead for Fertility Services at NHS Tayside) ⚫ Dr Alan Brown (Senior Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Glasgow) ⚫ Dr Catherine Jones (Lecturer at King's College London) ⚫ Professor Guido Pennings (Director, Bioethics Institute Ghent) PET is grateful to the Scottish Government for supporting this discussion. PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast. Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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