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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Stop women having to fight for sterilisation

Make the process for requesting to be sterilised easier.
Currently the criteria is women have to be over 30 and already have children. Even if women fit this criteria they are being refused.
A woman should have a choice over her own body

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Stop the NHS making it so difficult to be sterilised

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