Submitted on Thursday 13th September 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Newborn screening for SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) to prevent the death of infants in the first year of life
Please sign this petition for the screening of newborn babies for the rare genetic disease known as SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) to prevent the death of infants born with compromised immune systems. Screening can be incorporated into the current heel prick test that all newborn babies undergo, at a miminal cost. Treatment through early diagnosis can save 95% of lives. If left undetected, most babies with SCID will die within the first year of life.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
Please see: Pulse Oximetry screening for all newborns in the UK
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