Stonewall "disappointed" over free vote on gay equality

Gay equality organisation Stonewall has criticised the Prime Minister's decision to give Labour MPs a free vote on provisions in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that aim to give gay and lesbian people equal access to NHS fertility and assisted conception services.

The bill, currently before Parliament, would replace the current need for doctors to consider the need for a father when decided whether or not to provide such treatments with the need for supportive parenting.

Many lesbians face discrimination from medical professionals when trying to access assisted conception or IVF treatments, with some clinics banning them altogether. Stonewall "disappointed" over free vote on gay equality PinkNews.co.uk