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Ban abortions after 24 weeks due to Down's syndrome diagnosis

Submitted by Clare Comer on Thursday 15th January 2026

Published on Tuesday 17th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 17th August 2026

Current Signatures: 229
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

24 weeks ~ ABORTIONS ~ Allowance ~ baby ~ Changing ~ Child ~ Dignity ~ Down Syndrome ~ Equal ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Families ~ Foster ~ Individuals ~ Law ~ Mark ~ society ~ Stories ~ Terminated ~ The Baby ~ The Law ~ The World ~ Viewing ~ weeks ~ Worthy

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 229 signatures in total, with signatories from 124 constituencies. That makes it the 643rd most popular open petition, and the 15,239th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 28% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (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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