Petition Fund free NHS paternity tests at birth

We believe that too many men end up raising someone else's child, and don't find out at all or for many years. We want the Government to provide funding for NHS paternity tests at birth, so fathers can find out if they are a child's biological father.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

28 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 28 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 2 December 2023
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