In the light of the financial crisis in the NHS, Richmond GCC proposes to change the policies that will be able to undergo fertility treatment.
It has been argued that it was necessary to make the £ 13million in savings in the next year, with the first is IVF services must be reduced.
And now he is considering banning women infertile to have children unless they have been affected by a chronic virus or chemotherapy.
But experts are worried that if the plan went ahead start-up clinic the other group (the control local health funds) across the country follow his example and prevent many women from his family's dream.
Some critics also argue that the people who will have access could face lower life expectancy, leaving children without parents to potentially grow.
Consultant gynecologist and fertility specialist Dr. Luciano Nardo warns such a drastic limit recently was ' short-sighted ' and ' destroy ' to each of the affected couples.
Dr. Nardo, Director of reproductive health clinic group of Cheshire, said: ' I was very surprised by this proposal for CCG from Richmond.
' And what really shocks me is that patients are being identified for potential treatment group where life expectancy is a problem because of their health problems, which bring into play all sorts of questions about the welfare of their children's future.
' Pieces have been deep and the situation has become a particular postcode lottery. And it is having a real impact on people who are looking to start a family.
' Limiting the availability of IVF in the way GCC Richmond proposes not only short-sighted, but it was devastating for couples desperate to achieve their dream of having children.
"Infertility is recognized as a disease and should be treated as such."
Today, in vitro fertilization is only offered on the NHS if the criteria are met. Patients who are not required to pay for private treatment.
In 2013, the NICE fertility guidelines published recently about who has access to treatment in the United Kingdom and Wales.
However, individual final decision CCGs can access them in your area, and the criteria which may be more stringent.
And now propose the GCC Richmond, who is responsible for the funding of 28 GP practice in the area of Twickenham, to change the policy about who can undergo fertility treatment.
In the new proposal, the local community has registered to choose between two options.
One of the means that there will be no change in the existing guidelines, with 39 women or which meet the criteria for continuing to offer fresh and frozen cycle.
But the latter only they become infertile from chemotherapy or chronic viral infections.
However, in exceptional circumstances to say that it would consider individual requests for funding of GPs that I think is worthy of one patient in particular.
It also is asking the community if there are other specific circumstances that must be considered.
Dr. Graham Lewis, Chairman of the GCC, said: ' we are facing the most difficult financial challenges we haven't.
' Does not have enough money for everything you want to do for the people who live in the city of Richmond.
' We have to prioritize and make tough decisions, such as what level of IVF should continue to be funded, to guarantee the future of the local health service the NHS for all.
' Even though we know that the number of people affected by the change in policy will go down also realized that
infertility is an area of great concern for those affected by it.
We need to understand that point of view and they need people who use IVF services so if you haven't done so already, please read our consultation document and fill out our survey.
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