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The Independent UK
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Saman Javed

Women undergoing IVF need workplace protection, MP says

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Women undergoing IVF treatment are being discriminated against at work due to a lack of legal protections, an MP has warned.

Nicki Aiken, a Conservative Party MP for Cities of London and Westminster, has launched a new campaign which asks the government to introduce a legal right to time off for medical appointments in the early stages of IVF.

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