KUANTAN: The proposed new withdrawal category to allow Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors to seek fertility treatments such as in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) will open up opportunities for married couples to experience the joys of parenthood. Zainuddin Osman, 51, who welcomed his bundle of joy after 12 years of marriage described the proposal tabled in the 2020 Budget yesterday as good news as not all couples had the opportunity and means to obtain the high-cost fertility treatments. “Based on my experience, couples usually use up their savings (to obtain fertility treatments), and yet not all treatments will be successful. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had announced the new category of EPF withdrawal to allow couples to seek fertility treatment during the tabling of the 2020 Budget at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. He said he and his wife were very lucky because some couples were still waiting for their turn to undergo fertility treatment after 22 years of marriage.

Source: New Strait Times October 12, 2019 08:15 UTC