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Create an Unborn Victims of Violence Act
Closed
123 signatures
What the petition asks
As the law currently stands if a perpetrator of domestic violence causes a miscarriage, still birth or forces a woman to terminate her pregnancy against her will, they cannot be adequately prosecuted and this leads to lenient sentences being available in court.
The Government should create a specific offence that enables courts to hand down much harsher sentences in such cases.
This would not affect reproductive rights for women.
This would not affect reproductive rights for women.
Timeline
| 16 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
123
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Oct 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.