This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Make it illegal to discriminate against any person to have ANY medical procedure
Someone could be discriminated against for having a medical procedure done. Example kindergarten staff being dismissed or not allowed time off for having their tubes tied.
Conversely the dismissal of an employee who cares for vulnerable adults and children for not having a vaccination or booster
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Transgendered persons are already protected which in part involves a medical procedure is already covered in the equalities act 2010 so why not cover ALL medical procedures?
The Equalities act 2010 needs to include discrimination on the ground of having and / or not having any medical procedure.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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You could start a new petition asking for the UK Government and Parliament to make time off work for elective medical procedures a legal right, or for elective procedures to be included in the current sickness absence laws, if that's what you want to happen.
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