Submitted on Tuesday 6th January 2026
Rejected on Wednesday 11th February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Introduce newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the UK immediately.
There are three treatments currently available for Spinal Muscular Atrophy on the NHS. All require treatment to commence prior to symptoms commencing in order to achieve the best outcome.
The National Screening Committee reviewed ‘real world data’ and suggested the introduction of screening would save 2.9 babies lives a year.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
There is a petition already open on this subject which you can sign:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/755980
216.73.216.30 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:33:49 +0100
