Have your say: Have you considered egg-freezing? Is it viable in Ireland?

France is sending a letter to 29-year-olds suggesting they avail of the free egg-freezing available

The Irish Times is interested to hear from men and women about planning for parenthood
The Irish Times is interested to hear from men and women about planning for parenthood

The French government, concerned about the country’s falling birth rate, is writing to every 29-year-old in the country suggesting they avail of the free egg-freezing available to women aged 29 to 37 in France.

The Irish Times is interested to hear from men and women about planning for parenthood. What is your situation now, does future fertility concern you, and have you considered egg-freezing? (In Ireland, the process is far more costly.) Or is France “leaping on the Handmaid’s Tale bandwagon” as our columnist Jennifer O’Connell writes?

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France is sending a letter to 29-year-olds suggesting they avail of the free egg-freezing available

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