Rejected petition Make 4'11 legally dwarfism

I would like parliament to make a new law saying people 4ft 11in or shorter is now legally classed as dwarfism

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I would like parliament to make a new law saying people 4ft 11in or shorter is now legally classed as dwarfism

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

There is currently no legal definition of dwarfism in UK law. Diagnosing restrictive growth (sometimes know as dwarfism) is a matter for medical professionals, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more about restricted growth, including how this is diagnosed, on the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/restricted-growth/

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Date submitted 6 October 2022
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