Under consideration PE2146: Allow the use of privately sourced donor eggs in NHS funded IVF treatment

Background information

After commencing our surrogacy journey early this year, our surrogate, my fiancé and myself attended a telephone appointment with the infertility clinic at the Glasgow Royal. We were told that - although we were on a waiting list for eggs - the likelihood of getting eggs would be “minuscule” as the waiting time suggests over 30 years before we are next in line. The NHS in Scotland operates on an “all or nothing” policy meaning if patients source eggs from elsewhere they lose all funding for IVF via the NHS. This leaves a massive gap in equality for those in need of eggs. This affects people in same sex male and heterosexual relationships, as well as single women and men. Due to this void in resources, many people are faced with the prospect of crushing a dream to have a biological child.