RFEF Plans Historic Egg-Freezing Support for Spain’s Women Footballers - Lagos Television
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Players of the Spanish national football team will no longer have to pay to freeze their eggs. The Spanish Football Federation will cover the cost.
RFEF has announced that it has reached agreement with a clinic to fund the freezing of eggs of the players who want it. The measure, however, is dividing opinions — and some consider it "machist".
Elite sport demands years of complete dedication. However, those years often coincide with the period when women are most fertile. As a result, female elite athletes can face difficult choices. Should they focus entirely on their careers or rather on their desire to have children? The Spanish Football Federation is coming to women's aid by reimbursing the cost of egg freezing for elite athletes. Should the Netherlands follow this example?
The pioneering agreement of the Spanish Federation raises divided opinions
Rfef will work with a fertility clinic
The Spanish Football Federation will give players on the women's national team the opportunity to freeze their eggs, star player Alexia Putellas reveals in an interview with the newspaper El País. “For me, it is a huge step forward that the federation understands that you serve your country against your biological clock,” she says.
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