Petition · past parliament
Doctors to help keep babies born regardless of gestation if they are born alive
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
We want all babies born before 17 weeks gestation to have medical treatments and try to resuscitate the baby give them the right and chance to live no more choosing the option that it’s not viable to save that baby many babies born today are born at 17 weeks take a breath and ignored by doctors
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Dec 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.