Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 5: Hazel Poa on egg freezing
We can do more to support women who are thinking of or currently undergoing egg freezing, said NCMP Hazel Poa in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 5). She called for the Government to consider some level of subsidies in public hospitals and to allow the use of MediSave for this procedure. Businesses can also be encouraged to subsidise or cover the costs of such procedures and other fertility treatments as part of a package of fertility benefits for their employees, she said. Ms Poa added that more can be done to increase the resources available to young women who wish to go through egg freezing which can be physically, psychologically and financially taxing. Space must also be created for young women to have informed conversations about fertility and maternal health issues so that they can be empowered to make decisions that are best for themselves, she said.
We can do more to support women who are thinking of or currently undergoing egg freezing, said NCMP Hazel Poa in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 5). She called for the Government to consider some level of subsidies in public hospitals and to allow the use of MediSave for this procedure. Businesses can also be encouraged to subsidise or cover the costs of such procedures and other fertility treatments as part of a package of fertility benefits for their employees, she said. Ms Poa added that more can be done to increase the resources available to young women who wish to go through egg freezing which can be physically, psychologically and financially taxing. Space must also be created for young women to have informed conversations about fertility and maternal health issues so that they can be empowered to make decisions that are best for themselves, she said.
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