Halifax

Café Scientifique - Should Your Tax Dollars Pay for IVF?

7:00pm
- 9:00pm
Tuesday May 13 2014

There are many voices calling for publicly funded IVF from those who believe everyone should have the right to build a family regardless of income or geography, while others support better health outcomes for both mother and baby, thus reducing costs to the publicly funded health system. This café will examine the ethical, social and financial implication of publicly funding IVF. Is there evidence to support the claim that it would result in fewer multiple births? What is the best means to bring about good medical practice in IVF? Would taxpayer dollars be better spent on more essential health care services? 

The goal of a Café Scientifique is to make information about health science and ethics research available to the general public in a relaxed and informal atmosphere that promotes citizen engagement through a two-way exchange of information, education and dialogue.

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