Rejected petition Stop hospitals telling parents to put miscarried babies in the fridge

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The Mariposa Trust (sayinggoodbye.org), is petitioning to stop the practice of hospitals instructing patients to keep their miscarried babies in their home fridges, until the appropriate hospital department is ready to accept the baby. This is a common practice in the UK, especially at weekends. As one of the leading loss charities, we want to see this stopped, as it adds to the already traumatic experience of loss.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 7 January 2014
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