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Ban the sale and use of alcohol and cigarettes to visibly pregnant women.
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
Smoking and drinking alcohol while pregnant severely damages the baby's health. When drinking alcohol it passes into the placenta and onto the baby, harming the unborn child.
It has been linked to a variety of health problems, including:
premature birth
low birth weight
cot death, miscarriage.
It has been linked to a variety of health problems, including:
premature birth
low birth weight
cot death, miscarriage.
If the government has passed a law to ban smoking in the car with children under the age of 18, they must ban the sale and use of alcohol and cigarettes to pregnant women, carrying the people of the next generation.
Information has been taken from Gov.co.uk.
Information has been taken from Gov.co.uk.
Timeline
| 26 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Nov 2015
Closed
26 May 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.