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Carina Truyts, Associate Research Fellow (Deakin) and Research Officer, Monash University

New Zealand’s BMI threshold for publicly funded fertility treatment is outdated and unethical. Here’s why it should go

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Women seeking publicly funded fertility treatment in New Zealand must have a body mass index (BMI) under 32, according to clinical priority assessment criteria for access to assisted reproductive technology.

But as our in-depth interviews and a growing body of evidence show, this approach is outdated and unethical.

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