Rejected petition Make mental health medication free

If a person is working they are eligible to pay for their mental health medication.
People are having to face the choice of pay for their 'sanity' or go without and suffer.

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I personally have had to sacrifice my depression medication because I could not afford the prescription price.

Contraception is free on the nhs and engaging in sexual activities is I'm most cases a choice. Mental health isn't a choice

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105467

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Date submitted 24 November 2015
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