This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Lower the gestational viability of preterm babies from 24 weeks to 22 weeks
The reason behind this petition is because I know of babies born at 22 weeks gestational age to survive and my little girl was born at 23 weeks gestation and is thriving, more needs to be done if the babies are born fighting the doctors should intervene
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There are premature baby groups all over the world with babies who were said to be given a 0% chance of survival yet they are still alive and doing very well if a baby is born breathing the medical staff should intervene, these are tiny human beings who deserve more respect a deserve a chance to make this world a better place
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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