This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Lower the legal age for cervical screening from 25 to 18
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In 2014, there were over 3000 new cases of cervical cancer in the U.K. Alone. I would like to propose that the cervical screening age is lowered from 25 to 18.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177365
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