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Enable parents to register birth and death of babies carried beyond 24 weeks

Submitted by Lauren Kaye on Friday 29th August 2025

Published on Friday 14th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 14th May 2026

Current Signatures: 363
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

24 weeks ~ baby ~ Birthing ~ Bodies ~ Change ~ Comfort ~ Dignity ~ Enable ~ Families ~ Hearts ~ Law ~ Lost ~ miscarriage ~ Parliament ~ Pregnancy ~ section ~ Siblings ~ Stopped ~ The Baby ~ The Day Before ~ The Law ~ weeks ~ Winnie ~ Word

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 363 signatures in total, with signatories from 249 constituencies. That makes it the 499th most popular open petition, and the 12,497th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 43% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 1% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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