Petitions/Fund cervical smear check for all 6 months after giving birth/pregnancy
StatusClosed
Opened17 Jul 2025
Closes17 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Fund a mandatory offer for anyone who has had a baby/pregnancy (including after miscarriage) no matter the age, to have a cervical smear check 6 months after giving birth.

We think this could help catch cervical cancer early in young women. Young women are not routinely invited to get a smear test until they are 25, yet some are being diagnosed with it before then. We believe that having a check 6 months after birth can help give the body enough time to heal from child birth first.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Naushabah Khan
1Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
6
Tristan Osborne
2Tristan Osborne MP
Chatham and Aylesford
4
Tony Vaughan
3Tony Vaughan MP
Folkestone and Hythe
3
Dr Lauren Sullivan
4Dr Lauren Sullivan MP
Gravesham
3
Lauren Edwards
5Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
3
Baggy Shanker
6Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
2
Andrew Griffith
7Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
1
Richard Tice
8Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
1
Judith Cummins
9Judith Cummins MP
Bradford South
1
Ruth Cadbury
10Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
1