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Petition · past parliament

Tell the government to stop the postcode lotteries for fertility treatment.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Fertility treatment is a disease of the reproductive system which 1in6 people suffer with in the uk. Unfortunately treatment is not standardised across the uk with different areas offering different eligibility criteria.
NICE has recommended that three cycles of infertility treatment should be offered, this may increase a persons chances of conceiving.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Offer equal opportunity across the uk to all couples for ivf funding in the nhs

Timeline

26 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.