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Babies and parent rights

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Every still born baby and the parents of still borns should be able to say goodbye and have a propped send off weather the baby is born before 24 weeks they are still human someones child

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's clear that you would like parents to be able to say goodbye properly when they lose a child. We're not clear what action you would like the Government or Parliament take. Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

If you think that issuing birth certificates for all stillborn babies would help, you could sign this petition:

Give grieving parents of a stillborn baby a birth certificate

If you would like the Government or Parliament to do something else, you could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like them to do.

Timeline

13 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jan 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Jan 2017

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