Petition · past parliament

Stop women having to fight for sterilisation

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make the process for requesting to be sterilised easier.
Currently the criteria is women have to be over 30 and already have children. Even if women fit this criteria they are being refused.
A woman should have a choice over her own body
Stop the NHS making it so difficult to be sterilised

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: Make female sterilisation available on demand to all women aged 16 and over

Timeline

18 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Mar 2021

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