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Women over 34 are being refused IVF treatment
Women over 34 are being automatically refused IVF treatment on the NHS in 12 areas of England, this programme has found.
IVF should be offered to women until age 42, guidelines say, but new figures show around 80% of areas are failing to do this.
Campaign group Fertility Fairness said it "penalises women who take longer to find a partner".
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said "blanket bans" were "not acceptable".
Jean Mackenzie reports.
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