This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Make salbutamol free for working asthmatics , Matter of life and death
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Why should asthmatics pay for medication that is a matter of life and death,
If you suffer from diabetes you get free medication, and various other illnesses that are life threatening, so let us stop the discrimination against asthmatics and not worry about the cost of staying alive,
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/169200
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