[Bridget]

What annoys me is that people who do abuse their children (to the point that their children are made wards of the state) are allowed to have more children. The government doesn't remove these subsequent children until there is clear evidence that they are also being abused. They even get the baby bonus.

My mum worked in child protection for most of my life and the stories she told me were just heartbreaking. So how can the victorian government say on one hand that it needs to protect the children of IVF patients (with no evidence of increased risk of abuse) but allow actual abusers to continue their abuse AND financially aid these people.

I think its pretty clear the only way they could convince some members of parliament to allow same sex couples to have access to IVF was to "prove" that they were OK parents by performing police checks. Ridiculous and outrageous. But I guess if it got them over the line on allowing same sex couples access to IVF then I feel a little better having to do the ridiculous police check.

What we need is someone who has given up on IVF (because of age maybe?) or who has completed their family but could "pretend" to want another child just to be refused treatment.