Ban IVF for the obese?

A group of Scottish doctors brings forth this controversial suggestion:

Any woman with a body mass index (BMI) higher than 30 should be placed on a waiting list until she has dieted to an agreed weight, according to the Scottish Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Women with a BMI of 36 or higher should be banned from even joining the waiting list, it says. The college wants the policy implemented because obesity reduces the chances of conceiving with IVF, and says that providing the £3,000-a-time treatment to overweight patients amounts to squandering NHS resources.

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