Petition · past parliament
Lower the age restriction on smear tests to allow women under 25 to be eligible.
Closed
543 signatures
What the petition asks
- Sexual activity is legal from the age of 16, therefore so should smear tests
- Some women go for their first smear test at 25 & are having some sort of minor procedure which could have been resolved years prior.
- Our health doesn’t have a start date for complications, it can happen at any age!
- Some women go for their first smear test at 25 & are having some sort of minor procedure which could have been resolved years prior.
- Our health doesn’t have a start date for complications, it can happen at any age!
Below is reference of a case where a woman wasn’t taken seriously on her symptoms.
If your old enough to engage in sexual activity; your old enough to be taken seriously with any health symptoms & concerns you may have.
The cervical cancer injection is powerless on its own, however with the age of the smear tests being lowered I think it would be effective.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/24/this-21-year-old-mum-has-just-two-years-to-live-after-being-denied-a-smear-test-5310462/
If your old enough to engage in sexual activity; your old enough to be taken seriously with any health symptoms & concerns you may have.
The cervical cancer injection is powerless on its own, however with the age of the smear tests being lowered I think it would be effective.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/24/this-21-year-old-mum-has-just-two-years-to-live-after-being-denied-a-smear-test-5310462/
Timeline
| 9 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
543
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Nov 2017
Closed
9 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.