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Singer Jesy Nelson criticises SMA newborn screening rollout covering 72% of England
Jesy Nelson said the planned spinal muscular atrophy test rollout will leave some babies unscreened based on location. A petition she launched has collected over 150,000 signatures and will be debated in parliament on 22 June.
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Nelson made the statement in an Instagram post ahead of a parliamentary debate scheduled for Monday, 22 June. She described the geographic limits as a postcode lottery.
Background on the petition Nelson launched a petition calling for nationwide inclusion of the SMA test after her daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, received diagnoses in January. The petition has gathered more than 150,000 signatures.
Nelson is scheduled to attend the debate in parliament. "That means some babies won’t be screened simply because of where they live.
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