Petition · past parliament

Make vaccine hesitancy a protected characteristic

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it illegal to dismiss someone or limit their movement based on their decision not to have vaccines illegal. It is discriminatory.
Respect body autonomy, vaccines are a choice and should be treated as such, people should
Not be restricted or discriminated against based on their choices not to be injected with vaccines.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Outlaw discrimination against those who do not get a Covid-19 vaccination

Timeline

20 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
30 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Mar 2021

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