Jun 29 2021 07:11 PMLesbian couples and single women in France are set to celebrate a milestone on Tuesday when parliament passes a bill giving them access to fertility treatment for the first time.Under current French law, only heterosexual couples have the right to access medically assisted procreation methods such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Lesbian couples and single women who want children have to travel abroad for IVF using donor sperm.That is set to change under the new legislation introduced by President Emmanuel Macron's government, which will be put to a final vote in the National Assembly after two years of often acrimonious debate.The change will bring France in line with several European countries, including Belgium and.