The Future of IVF Services in Question at Newcastle Private Hospital
The takeover would end treatment for more than 1,000 IVF patients a year and could force egg and sperm procedures elsewhere, doctors said.
- Calvary Health Care's acquisition of Newcastle Private Hospital will ban treatment for more than 1000 IVF patients annually, requiring a license transfer from Healthscope.
- Catholic Health Australia's Code of Ethical Standards prohibits facilities from providing technological interventions like IVF; consequently, Calvary bans Terminations, vasectomies, and gender-affirming care at all its hospitals.
- Denise Nesbitt, an obstetrician and fertility specialist, said the policy "discriminates primarily against women" and warned an IVF ban would "stop the ability to do procedures like egg collection," risking fragile biological material.
- The public has until midnight on Tuesday to comment on the license transfer, while a Calvary spokesman said the organization "won't be commenting on the acquisition of Newcastle Private Hospital, but will provide a statement closer to the purchase date."
- Some Newcastle Private staff are concerned about being forced to wear Calvary's logo, which includes a Christian cross; one insider said it could be "triggering for some people in regards to the sexual abuse in the church.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Doctors fear Catholic takeover of NSW hospitals will usher in ‘religious doctrine’
Calvary follows Catholic Health Australia’s Code of Ethical Standards, which bars contraception, termination of pregnancy, IVF services, voluntary assisted dying (VAD) and extra-marital sexual acts, as senior doctors at Newcastle Private Hospital demand the government intervene.
The future of IVF services in question at Newcastle Private Hospital
The state government is under pressure to ensure reproductive health services and voluntary assisted dying aren’t taken off the table – at Newcastle Private Hospital. Concerns have been raised – as Calvary Health Care seeks to take over the licences of two local facilities, as soon as December 1.
dungogchronicle.com.au
'Horrified': IVF ban at Newcastle Private as Catholic takeover nears
Obstetrician Dr Denise Nesbitt speaks out about Calvary Health's IVF ban at Newcastle Private Hospital. Terminations, vasectomies, tubal ligation, gender-affirming care and voluntary assisted dying will also be banned.
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