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Lower the age for smear tests.
Closed
127 signatures
What the petition asks
The legal age to be provided a smear test is 25, why is this? Because it seems to be that it is ‘rare’ for women to be diagnosed with cervical cancer under the age of 25, but it happens.
This is why I want to lower the age to at least 16, seeing as this is the LEGAL age to have sex.
This is why I want to lower the age to at least 16, seeing as this is the LEGAL age to have sex.
There were 3,126 cases of cervical cancer in 2015. How many of these women were over 25? We don’t know.
There were 854 deaths caused by cervical cancer in 2016 alone.
99.8% of cases could of be prevented in 2016, is this because some of the women were under 25 and weren’t provided a smear test?
Being 19 and having issues and worries about my health is scary, to not be provided a smear test for me is upsetting and worrying. Please help me lower the age to 16 at the very least. Help save lives.
There were 854 deaths caused by cervical cancer in 2016 alone.
99.8% of cases could of be prevented in 2016, is this because some of the women were under 25 and weren’t provided a smear test?
Being 19 and having issues and worries about my health is scary, to not be provided a smear test for me is upsetting and worrying. Please help me lower the age to 16 at the very least. Help save lives.
Timeline
| 10 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Feb 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
127
Status
Closed
Opened
10 Aug 2018
Closed
10 Feb 2019
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