Federal petition for paramedical tattooist registration and increased Medicare rebate < 19th Feb2025

Just 9 days to go before the petition closes, please support!!!

I , Sam, have been lobbying for a while to see changes to Medicare for breast cancer survivors and previvors and have had my petition accepted by Parliament House.

The aim of this petition is to gather support for previvors (people who have had or are considering having preventative mastectomies) and breast cancer survivors who have undergone breast reconstruction after mastectomy and who would like to have intradermal colouration of nipple or areola or both (medical tattooing) by a Paramedical Tattooist with a good Medicare rebate.

Click to view the petition https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6928

and please share with your family and friends.

You can also share the petition post from this Sutherland Shire Breast Cancer Support Group Facebook page by clicking here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14onKw59ydD/

Or share to your story on insta from @ssbcsg , you could add text " link in @ssbcsg bio.' or copy the petition link https://tinyurl.com/zsy38u25 and add it to a 'LINK' sticker.

The petition will be given to Jenny Ware Federal MP, who is supportive of both issues, and she will be taking it to the Health Minister in early 2025 to lobby for change.

You can also add weight to your support by emailing Your Story to Ms Ware. Please advise in the email if you’d like your name to be redacted for privacy. Jenny.Ware.MP@aph.gov.au

By participating in this petition, you are advocating for changes that could lead to better patient care and support for those affected by similar breast cancer reconstruction experiences, to include paramedical tattooists as part of the Medicare subsidy providers and a higher rebate.

This is for all those who continue to fight the battle and to our pink sisters who are no longer with us.

This petition will be live until 19 February so please support us now and share with your family and friends. The more signatures we get, the more likely we will be successful for change.

The ABC and Small Time TV will both be doing a piece on this to support us so please sign now and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE.

Sam