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April 10, 2013
New Mexico Passes stillbirth certificate bill

 

March 21, 2012
Iowa Senate approves stillborn birth certificates

March 21, 2012
Iowa Senate approves stillborn birth certificate bill, sends it to governor for signature

March 21, 2012
S.I. Couple Finally Receives First Stillbirth Certificate

 

December 03, 2011
Public adminstrator buries three stillborn ‘angels’ By Maura Grunlund, Staten Island Live

 

 

July 28, 2011
Law signed allowing birth certificates for stillborn children: A local woman has been working for the legislation since a stillbirth in her family, Tom Joyce, Daily Record

 

July 25, 2011
Mothers of stillborns to get birth, not death, certificate, Jacqueline Feldman, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

July 19, 2011
Protecting abortion -- but not women, Michael Benjamin, New York Post

July 19, 2011
Acknowledging loss of stillborn child can be healing

July 15, 2011
New Pennsylvania Law Allows Birth Certificates for Stillborns

 

July 11, 2011
Pa. law allows birth certificates for stillborn babies

June 29, 2011
Parents of still born infants can soon get certificates

June 29, 2011
Bill would allow certificates for stillborn babies

October 3, 2010
Winthrop University Hospital Hosts Seventh Annual Walk to Remember

April 20, 2010
Mid-South Parents Campaign for New Law in Honor of Stillborn Son

March 31, 2010
Parent of Stillborn Babies Fight for Rights

March 29, 2010
Advocates fight to get birth certificates for stillborn babies in Pennsylvania

Mar. 27, 2010
Acknowledging angels: Fight for stillborn birth certificates

March 26, 2010
Quest for recognition: Local mother leads the charge to get birth certificates for stillborn babies

March 25, 2010
Group of Pennsylvania women hopes to get 'Missing Angels' bill through state Legislature

16 Marcy, 2010
Parents of Stillborn Babies Want Recognition of Births

16 March, 2010
Millersville Woman Fights for State Recognition of Stillborn Babies

15 March, 2010
Lancaster Woman Supports Legislation on Stillbirths

07 March, 2010
Mothers Urge Lawmakers to Allow Birth Certificates to be issued for Stillborn Babies

04 March, 2010
A Bond of Death - Huffington Post

9 February, 2009
Newsweek - A Vast and Sudden Sadness

25 August, 2008
Law Issues Birth Certificates for Stillborns

15 March, 2008
Neb. Bill Would Create Birth Certificate for Stillborns

8 February, 2008
Helping Ease the Pain

16 January, 2008
Legislation allows parents to obtain a stillbirth certificate

20 September, 2007
Anthem woman to be honored with Hon Kachina award


17 September, 2007
SOME STATES ISSUING “CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH” FOR STILLBORN CHILDREN

11 September, 2007
Maldonado's stillbirth bill goes to governor

11 June, 2007
Grieving Casey seizes DeStefano crown

9 June, 2007
New York lawmakers pushing for stillborn-certificate bill

8 June, 2007
Editorial: Wrong abortion fight

6 June, 2007
Editorial: Stop politicizing stillbirth bill

5 June, 2007
Stillbirth bill sparks squabble in Legislature

4 June, 2007
Legislation on stillbirths entangled in abortion fight

22 May, 2007
A Move forBirth Certificates for Stillborn Babies

17 May, 2007
Stillborn laws entangled in abortion debate

16 May, 2007
Senate OKs birth certificates for stillborns

4 May, 2007
The Bill Richardson Watch, 5/4/2007

2 May, 2007
House approves issuing birth certificates for stillborn babies

22 April, 2007
Law brings healing to families of stillborns

19 April, 2007
Certificates wanted for stillborn babies

18 April, 2007
Stillbirth certificate bill proposed

17 April, 2007
Richardson must apologize for insensitivity to parents

16 April, 2007
Editorial: State should acknowledge stillbirths

15 April, 2007
Bill pushes for birth certificates acknowledging stillborns

13 April, 2007
Newsradio 570 WSYR Syracuse interviews Susan DiBlasi  (audio)
Can certificate sooth stillborn parents' pain?
Veto Fuels Abortion Debate: Richardson rejected measure requiring certificate for stillborn infant births

12 April, 2007
Advocates Push States To Issue Stillbirth Certificates
Governor vetoes bill sought by families coping with stillbirths
Proof of Life (video link)
Stillbirth Certificate Stalemate

11 April, 2007
Governor's veto sparks response
Local Lawmaker Proposes Bill for Parents of Stillborn Children

10 April, 2007
Wrenching politics surround stillborns
A stillborn baby still is born

9 April, 2007
What do you think?

7 April, 2007
Birth certificates for stillborns gain new backer

5 April, 2007
Parents Seek Recognition for Stillborn Babies

4 April, 2007
Honoring a life and loss

25 March, 2007
Hope with a Hearbeat

19 March, 2007
Hermann Park event honors babies lost early

15 March, 2007
Boy, 11, fights for funeral for stillborn sister

8 March, 2007
Measure to OK birth certificates for stillborn advances in Senate

28 February, 2007
Mother to State: Remember My Baby

27 February, 2007
Parents of stillborn infants may get aid

26 February, 2007
Measure pushes creation of birth certificates for stillborns

14 February, 2007
NPR Radio - Parents of Stillborn Babies push for recognition

31 January, 2007
Stillbirth: A Hidden Hurt

18 August, 2006
Recognizing lives cut short at birth

2 August, 2006
MISSing Angels Bill gives a voice to state stillborns

21 May, 2006
State lawmakers weigh recognition of stillborn births

6 March, 2006
Stillbirth Statistics Continue To Alarm Doctors

5 March, 2006
Calling All Angels

23 February, 2006
Birth Certificates proposed from some stillborn babies.

1 February, 2006
Council seeks credit for parents of stillborn babies

20 May, 2005
Support Makes the Difference After Losing a Child

26 April, 2005
Editorial: Stillbirth certificates welcome

31 March, 2005
Families with stillborn babies seek birth certificates

6 December, 2004
Birth deserves regard

12 November, 2004
Doctors encouraged to tell patients, 'I'm sorry'

7 November, 2004
Bearing an unbearable loss

29 August, 2004
Kubler-Ross touched every life

25 August, 2004
Feisty Kubler-Ross pushed for death with dignity

25 August, 2004
DEATH OF KUBLER-ROSS MOURNED BY MANY

22 July, 2004
Program Designed to Ease Pain of Grieving

22 June, 2004
Wilson meets personal, career challenges

5 April, 2004
Liability Widens for Fetal Death Caused by Doctors

2 April, 2004
In Albany Appeals Court Ruling, Mother and Fetus Are One

23 March, 2004
STILLBIRTH BILL GETS INITIAL HOUSE OK

3 March, 2004
Parents give moving testimony on legislation to recognize the birth of stillborns

23 February, 2004
Legislation urged to recognize stillborn babies  (Article/Rebuttal/Response)
LMH program helps parents grieve

13 February, 2004
Moms of stillborns fight for right to sue

21 January, 2004
We still 'M.I.S.S.' you

17 January, 2004
Transcript - ON THE ISSUES (with Joanne Cacciatore)

14 January, 2004
Remembering Babies Lost

6 January, 2004
Death of a Child: Losing Adam

12 December, 2003
Vigils offer comfort to grieving parents

24 November, 2003
Coping with a Tragedy

23 November, 2003
Remembering a life barely lived

16 November, 2003
Stillbirths can be a mystery
Born too soon
What to say, what not to say

7 October, 2003
Case raises questions about fetuses' rights

6 October, 2003
Death of baby spurs mother to change law

2 October, 2003
State now recognizes births of stillborns;
Destrehan woman fought for measure

1 October, 2003
N.J. Mulls Stillborn Birth Certificates

25 September, 2003
Bill to issue certificates for stillborns complicated by abortion debate
Stillborns, their parents say, deserve birth certificates
Legislators target law on birth certificates

21 September, 2003
Suit asks: Who will pay for stillborn?

16 August, 2003
Legacy of a life
Remembering the babies

17 July, 2003
After death, couple wait for baby's birth
Grieving dad starts organization to find answers
Life goes on, but sorrow never dies
A wound that never heals

16 July, 2003
For Stillbirth Parents who Fought for MISSing Angels Bill

6 May, 2003
Foundation aids grieving parents

3 March, 2003
Still Birth

20 February, 2003
Bachmann introduces bill to Senate requiring stillbirths to be certified


19 January, 2003
Birth certificates for stillborns?
Idea controversial

11 December, 2002
Proposed bill for unborn stirs controversy

15 October, 2002
Comfort certificate

25 July, 2002
BILL CREATES SPECIAL DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR STILLBORN INFANTS

21 April, 2002
Measure seeks to recognize stillborns

22 January, 2002
Bill allowing birth certificates for stillbirths advances

20 May, 1999
PARENTS OF STILLBORN MAY SUE

31 July, 1998
'We baptised him with our tears'

Heidi Kauffman Harrisburg Patriot News 3/25/2010:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/03/group_of_pennsylvania_women_ho.html
Heidi Kauffman Lewistown Sentinel 3/26/2010
http://lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/518210.html?nav=5006
Heidi Kauffman Centre Daily Times 3/27/2010
http://www.centredaily.com/2010/03/27/1879095/acknowledging-angels.html
Mandy Mancini (My granddaughter), Teresa Krawiec Allentown Morning Call (My Local Newspaper) 3/29/2010
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-quote.7220711mar29,0,1760179.story?page=1
 
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