Gay couples in California now have the same access to fertility treatments

Unmarried and gay couples will be ensured the same access to insurance coverage for fertility treatments as heterosexual couples under a bill California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday. Authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), AB 460, clarifies the non-discrimination provision of an existing California law that requires health plans to cover fertility treatments, excluding in vitro fertilization. Judy Appel, executive director of Our Family Coalition, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for same-sex couples, said to the AP that the new law lifts a huge emotional and financial burden for gay couples. "We have the right to marry now and this is further support for us to be able to create families," she said. Article: 10th October 2013 www.huffingtonpost.com