Motion or amendment: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
Motion or amendment by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 2 June 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
- Assembly identifier
- Document 487838
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In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
That this Assembly acknowledges the valuable role that in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other assisted fertility treatments play in supporting individuals and couples to build families; recognises that the cost of accessing fertility treatment privately can be prohibitive and creates unequal access based on ability to pay; notes that National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines recommend the provision of up to three cycles of IVF for eligible patients; further notes the commitment in New Decade, New Approach to expand publicly funded IVF provision in Northern Ireland to three cycles; expresses regret that this commitment has not been delivered, leaving people in Northern Ireland with lower levels of access to fertility treatment than those in Wales and Scotland; and calls on the Minister of Health to urgently bring forward proposals, and secure the necessary funding, to expand publicly funded IVF provision in Northern Ireland to allow for up to three cycles of treatment by the end of the 2022-2027 Assembly mandate.
167 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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