This ITV News item features Ben Smith (a cancer survivor who has been told he cannot use his stored sperm for NHS-funded IVF), Bethany Harman (Ben's fiancée), and Sarah Norcross (director of PET).
Ben and Bethany are campaigning to remove BMI from NHS IVF access criteria, for infertile cancer survivors using their frozen sperm or frozen eggs (see BioNews 1324). Sign their petition here.
Find out what level of IVF treatment is funded by Integrated Care Boards in different parts of England, by using our regularly updated PET Fertility Policy Tracker.
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