Petition · past parliament
Include miscarriage and baby loss in the sex education curriculum in schools.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To include miscarriage and baby loss in sex education classes in high school to better inform our young people.
Sex education in British schools should cover not only the acts of intercourse, conception, gestation and birth - but also miscarriage and child loss.
1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more than 80 percent of these losses happen before 12 weeks.
By not teaching our young people the risks, possibilities and realities of pregnancy we are doing them a disservice in understanding some of the harsh realities that come with adulthood.
The stigma must end.
1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more than 80 percent of these losses happen before 12 weeks.
By not teaching our young people the risks, possibilities and realities of pregnancy we are doing them a disservice in understanding some of the harsh realities that come with adulthood.
The stigma must end.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
The new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education curriculum, which is compulsory from this academic year, already states that by the end of secondary school students should know the facts around pregnancy including miscarriage: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908013/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf
Timeline
| 17 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.