Rejected petition Scrap BMI being the deciding factor or IVF

To look at other ways to determine weight for BMI. Consider race, muscle mass and other body factor.

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I have been trying for a baby for over 4 years and have been told to have the IVF support I need I have to be under 30 BMI. I am a curvy mixed races women who goes to the gym 5 times a week and is in a calorie deficit. My body is natural heavier as I am muscly but to look at me I’m not obese. Something need to be done or discussed can’t imagine how many other women must feel robbed of motherhood

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.

Decisions about access to IVF are a clinical matter for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the NHS and individual clinicians, not the Government or House of Commons.

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to review access to IVF for people with a high BMI, if that's something you would like to happen.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 February 2025
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