Some British would-be parents can't afford the fee to maintain and store fertilized embryos they have made.

It is unfair to lure patients into paying many thousands for fertility treatments only to find that additional junk fees make their purchase a waste. These services should quote a full, inclusive price at the outset, so that patients won't start unless they can afford to finish.

Perhaps that full price should include the cost of gestating the embryos and raising the resulting child. That way, a patient won't start to pay the price unless she can count on being able to get to the end.