Review guidance for funded IVF

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closedDepartment of Health and Social CareOpened 20 October 2025Closed 20 April 2026

Background

I want the guidance for same-sex couples accessing NHS-funded IVF to be reviewed to remove the requirement to prove infertility through costly artificial insemination. IVF should be funded for same-sex couples on the same terms as heterosexual couples.

Additional details

I want the government to review the guidance so that same-sex couples are treated equally. Right now, we may be denied funded IVF unless we can afford to pay for IUI first. This seems unfair and feels like a penalty simply for being in a same-sex relationship. Every couple deserves the chance to start a family, and that opportunity should never be taken away because of who we love.

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Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 741447.