DISPENSARY CORNER 8 March 16
March 8, 2016
FUNERAL services firm Dignity
had a killer of a year in 2015,
posting a 16% profit increase on
the previous year due to a rise in
deaths in England, Scotland and
Wales.
Dignity said the 7% rise in
deaths “has been an extraordinary
year, with the number of deaths
changing in percentage terms by
a greater amount than any year
since 1952”.
A spokeswoman said the firm
did not know the reason for the
increase, but said the broader
trend was that the rate of deaths
had been dropping since the
1970s and was forecast to start
rising again in the 2020s.
FANCY some free IVF?
Bourn Hall, a fertility clinic which
operates in the UK is offering
thousands of pounds of free
treatment for the family and
friends of men who donate.
The fertility company claims
that is has changed its policy
after conducting a survey which
showed most men donate sperm
for purely altruistic reasons.
Clinics have been struggling to
fill the bank since a change in the
law which allows the children of
sperm donors to find out their
biological father at the age of 18.
“When a couple comes to the
clinic for treatment and testing
reveals that a man has ‘super
sperm’ then we offer them free
IVF treatment in return for sperm
donation,” Dr Mike Macnamee,
chief executive of Bourn Hall, said.
“The recent study has indicated
that altruism is a powerful
motivator so we have decided to
extend this offer to allow donors
not requiring help themselves
to nominate someone they
know for free IVF treatment. If
this treatment requires donated
sperm this will be provided from
an anonymous donor.”
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