Speaking as someone needing a sperm donor I'm more than a little squicked out by the idea that I should have to find one myself. But I digress...
Already, in this thread, we've got suggestions that certain people shouldn't be eligible for assistance, including:
- People who go on holiday
- People who have a higher than average income
- Women under 30
- Women over 30 if they need donor gametes
In other contexts, I've seen opposing views presented - the idea, for example, that if people are on too low an income to afford treatment, they can't afford to have children.
(I'm not taking up or not taking up any of these positions; I just want to highlight it's complicated.)
The reality, I think, is that we all probably have some personal views on who we'd consider a high priority for support, and who we might put lower on that list. Happily, it makes not a blind bit of difference what we think, so we're free to hold those views; it does no harm. But that's why I think this is so complicated - you'd have to arrive at a set of priorities. You'd have to make decisions on all this stuff, in detail, and the decisions will certainly upset and offend a proportion of people.
I'm not saying don't do it, but just, it will be a minefield, so be ready!