IVF Usage Rates through EEF Programme since June 2023 and Consideration to Remove Marriage Requirement for Use of Frozen Eggs

Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) of the more than 800 women who have frozen their eggs under elective egg freezing (EEF), how many have used them for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Singapore; (b) whether the Ministry tracks Singaporean women undergoing IVF abroad, and if so, what trends have been observed since June 2023; and (c) whether the Ministry will consider removing the marriage requirement for use of frozen eggs in IVF.

The Ministry of Health does not track the statistics which the Member has asked for. The marriage requirement for in-vitro fertilisation is aligned with existing position of the Government based on the social norm in our society, which is that marriage is between a man and a woman, who may decide to bring up children as a family unit.