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Interesting discussion. For the record, my health insurance will provide a set amount for infertility treatment ($5,000 I think). The odd thing is that they will NOT cover fertility drugs, but they will cover procedures, including IVF. I'm still scratching my head over that one, but I guess by the time you get to IVF, you've already incurred more than $5,000 in costs because of testing and such.
From the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (and found on dictionary.com because I'm too lazy to go search for my real dictionary):
in·fer·til·i·ty
1. Absent or diminished fertility.
2. The persistent inability to conceive a child.
By that definition, adoption isn't a "treatment" for infertility because it doesn't result in you conceiving a child.
Do I wish adoption were less expensive or that there was at least some consistency in the cost to adopt? Heck yes! But I don't believe that requiring health insurance companies to cover adoption expenses is right, especially when millions of Americans, inclulding children, lack access to basic health care.
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