This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Closed petition To make the piercing of ears on babies and young children a criminal offence
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Babies and young children can't make the decision to have their ears mutilated, this conforms to child abuse. There should an age restriction until the child is 14 years of age.
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