Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Review access to IVF for people with a high BMI

Closed 124 signatures

What the petition asks

Too many people have the basic right of starting a family stopped due to weight.
I want the Government to review access to IVF for people with a high BMI, so that action can be taken to provide a better service and treatment for couples seeking fertility treatment that have a high BMI.

We need to stop fertility discrimination using weight and take a more individual approach.

Because it’s unfair people can be preventing from exercising a basic human right due to unfair weight criteria.

Timeline

2 Mar 2023 Petition opened for signatures
2 Sep 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 124
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 2 Mar 2023
Closed 2 Sep 2023

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