Petition · past parliament
Include women in the national screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Public Health England run a national screening programme for men aged ≥65 to detect abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). If left undetected, a AAA rupture is fatal in 90% of cases. The condition is not unique to men, women also suffer and die from AAA ruptures. So why aren't women also screened?
Sign this petition to include women in the national screening programme for the detection of AAA and hopefully prevent unnecessary deaths in the future.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jan 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.