New York Legislators Kill Bill for Grieving Mothers. Women's Rights Activist stands...

New York Legislators Kill Bill for Grieving Mothers. Women's Rights Activist
stands up for some women and not others.
Rep Helene Weinstein (D-Kings), self proclaimed women's rights activist, has
stopped a bill that would provide birth certificates for stillborn babies and
help to ease the pain of grieving mothers. Ironically the county Weinstein
represents has the highest number of stillbirths in all of NY State.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A8960 would have helped to
provide much-needed comfort, dignity, and accurate documentation to women and
their families experiencing the death of a baby just prior to or during birth.
Yet, despite overwhelming support from individual legislators, including 53
Democrat and Republican sponsors, a powerful minority of reproductive rights
activist legislators have "killed the bill" as of 11:00 p.m. on the last day
of session.
All states, including New York, wherein nearly 2000 babies are stillborn
each year, require the family to pay for funeral expenses, and a death
certificate/report is issued after a stillbirth. Yet, New York, unlike 23
other states, will not offer women the choice of a Certificate of Birth
Resulting in Stillbirth. During a presidential election year, when women's
choices are a top priority for candidates, this topic is highly provocative.
"There is an enormity to this public health issue," says Dr. Joanne
Cacciatore, an expert in traumatic child death. "More than ten times the
number of babies die of stillbirth than those who die of SIDS, yet it's
virtually invisible." Part of the problem, according to grieving parents, Jeff
and Lori Tieger of Staten Island, is that families experiencing stillbirth
have been silenced due to abortion politics. On June 15th, the Tieger's held
an important Father's Day Press Conference on the steps of City Hall in New
York City, where they also had a brief conversation with Speaker Sheldon
Silver who assured grieving parents personally that, "We're moving your bill."
However, by the end of session just a few days later, the bill was being
held for consideration due to vociferous opposition from Helene Weinstein (D-
Brooklyn). Yet, Weinstein's own county has the highest number of stillbirths
in all of New York. In addition, one in 90 births results in stillbirth in
that same county. "Assemblywoman Weinstein did not act on behalf of her
constituents. She attended to the demands of large lobbying organizations
supporting her position in the Assembly, and together they fought against
grieving mothers," said activist Paige Ricci of Malta. "I mean, how can you
say you're pro-woman, pro-children, and pro-choice and yet oppose a bill that
advocates for women, children, and choices?"
http://www.missingangelsbill.org
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-N1HyQPlKi4

Contact:
Jeff and Lori Tieger
718-698-1055
908-256-2362 cell

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Jeff and Lori Tieger for Jeff Tieger, +1-718-698-1055, cell, +1-908-256-2362,
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