Fertility treatment: Parties make pledges amid elections [Video]

Danielle and Dustin Howe have been together for a decade. For eight of those years, the New Brunswick couple has been trying to have a baby.

“Trying to be patient. But there’s some days where it’s, you know, physically, mentally, emotionally exhausting,” Danielle said.

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Danielle, 30, and Dustin, 35, face infertility. They’ve spent thousands on drugs, but it’s just led to frustration. They’re now turning to fertility procedures at a clinic in Moncton, but it’s costly.

“We have had to remortgage our house twice. Just kind of, in general, hoping that costs will come down where we can afford, you know, IUI or IVF,” Danielle said.

As provincial elections play out in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick this month, there are pledges to provide more fertility treatment coverage.

The Saskatchewan Party is promising a …