Rejected petition Change the age woman get cervical screenings from 25 to 18.

Rejected on 4 August 2020

Routine cervical screening commences at 25 years of age. Lots of individuals have been diagnosed too late who are under the age of 25 because they don't get a routine checks until that age.

Changing the age would mean more individuals getting checked out and less deaths caused by cervical cancer.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325302

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