NHS to lower smear test age to 18

Closed 2,432 signatures

What the petition asks

I believe that the NHS should lower the smear test age to 18: After so many scary stories of young women suffering from cervical cancer. Women are being refused smear test due to being younger than 25.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cervical-cancer-victim-dies-aged-9607214.amp?client=safari

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2767864/My-daughter-died-cervical-cancer-visiting-doctors-NINE-times-Mother-s-campaign-lower-smear-test-age-22-year-old-told-young-screening.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2588651/Mother-tragic-model-19-died-cervical-cancer-tells-heartache-doctors-refusal-daughter-smear-test.html

Timeline

13 Jan 2017	Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,432

Status Closed

Opened 13 Jan 2017

Closed 2 May 2017

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