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Petition · past parliament

Lower the age Women can be smear tested, from 25 to 16

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The current age for women to be smear tested is 25. This should be lowered to 16.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Lower the age restriction on smear tests to allow women under 25 to be eligible.

Timeline

22 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Jan 2018

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