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Petition · past parliament

Lower the age of smear tests to 21

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

It has become more frequent that younger women are being diagnosed with cervical cancer and are often refused for smear tests as they are too young.

This needs to change to help save lives!

Please sign this petition!

Why it was rejected

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

Lower the recommended age for a cervical smear test to 18.

Timeline

4 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
2 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Jul 2019

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