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Can IVF Help The Economy? |
03 Jul 2006 |
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Is free IVF the best chance we have of helping the British economy? Professor Bill Ledger, Head of Reproductive Health at Sheffield University, has unveiled research which claims that three free cycles of infertility treatment would be the most cost-effective way to raise population levels and so increase productivity.
So how has he come to this conclusion? And could free IVF really make an impact on the UK economy? Jenni discusses the issues with Professor Ledger, the economist Frances Cairncross, and the demographer, Professor Danny Dorling.
BBC News Online on Professor Ledger's claimsDisclaimer
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