Petition · past parliament
To prevent money from Womens Sanitary products going towards pro-life charities.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To make sure that any tax collected through women's sanitary products do not go towards any group that utilises their funding in such a way that discriminates against women who have chosen abortion over those who have decided to carry their child to term.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/01/tampon-tax-anti-abortion-group-anger
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/aug/02/abortion-pregnancy-counselling-found-wanting
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/25/labour-challenge-anti-abortion-group
https://lifecharity.org.uk/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/aug/02/abortion-pregnancy-counselling-found-wanting
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/25/labour-challenge-anti-abortion-group
https://lifecharity.org.uk/
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 2 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.