Petition · past parliament

Never refuse a smear to any women under the age of 25

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

If the government won't lower the age of smear testing from the age of 25, at least do not refuse a woman a smear if she feels it's necessary. Currently, you can be refused if you're under 25, why? We all know our own body and through this we can save so many more women out there. Girl power!
Currently women can be refused smears if under 25 - lets change this.
We have tried multiple times for the age to be lowered, with no success, so lets try and at least get this petition into action so we can at least have the right to be tested if we feel we need to be! Money is nothing compared to a life!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

23 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
25 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.