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make baby and toddler ear piercing illegal

make baby and toddler ear piercing illegal

Closed — 36 supporters Verified

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corrine g.
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Lucy H.
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Tania L.
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Tony B.
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katharine
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Adela H.
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Freya H.
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Markus W.
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Natasha l.
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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 6 months ago
Currently baby ear piercing is legal in UK This carries no benefit for the child and causes permanent damage to the child's body.As with any surgical procedure it carries a risk of complications such as infection . It may also cause further injury such a split ear lobe when a child's earring is caught during play. The backs of earrings ( butterflies) also can become embeddded in the ear lobe requiring another painful procedure to have the ear cut and the earring back removed.The procedure of ear piercing causes pain and requires the child to be restrained whilst the ears are pierced. We consider this a breach of human rights and an act not in the childs best interest. We propose that the practice should be made illegal, and that piercing should not be allowed until the child has capacity to make their own decisions.

Updates

January 28, 2013

The stories shared in the comments prove that this unnecessary procedure leaves lasting physical trauma on children who cannot consent. Email your local Member of Parliament today to demand an age limit on ear piercing. We need to keep pressure on lawmakers until they recognize this as a child protection issue.

January 28, 2013

The momentum on this petition is moving faster than I ever imagined. Post this link on your Facebook feed right now and text three friends to get them involved. We need to keep this pressure on the legislators who have the power to protect these children.

5 Comments

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Adela Hollingsworth
11 years ago Featured

This is child abuse. To put a needle into a child for nothing but cosmetic gain should be illegal.

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Adela Hollingsworth
11 years ago

This is child abuse. To put a needle into a child for nothing but cosmetic gain should be illegal.

Tania Lefevre

Ridiculous to pierce babies ears. They cannot consent, it is unnecessary, looks ridiculous and is painful with an unpleasant, sore, crusty healing process. No child piercings unless with parental consent before 18. A child over 10 can understand the concept of pain and healing.

Lucy Holliday

It needs to stop!

corrine guenther

They should not be able to until the child is aware enough to ask for themselfs and make a decision ! to force someone else to have a hole in they may not want in there body laiter on is not proper its not a necessary to live ! There for its like when indian mother mark the daughters heads and pierce there noses its for looks its a trend like girls wanting to be so thin HOWEVER (the real reason they are petitioning this is to put guidelines because some young ass supposed "juggalo familys" are tattooing and pierceing babies tongues and staited theres no limited set for children so they could do what they like !! Its all forced bs