Senate Bill sb2884

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 2884

    By Senator Lawson





    6-1946-07

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing October 15, 2007, as

  3         "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" in

  4         the State of Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, an overwhelming number of American families

  7  suffer the heartbreak of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant

  8  loss each year, and

  9         WHEREAS, approximately 1 million pregnancies in the

10  United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of

11  a newborn baby, and

12         WHEREAS, it is a great tragedy to lose the life of a

13  child, and

14         WHEREAS, even the shortest lives are still valuable,

15  and the grief of those who mourn the loss of these lives

16  should not be trivialized, and

17         WHEREAS, for those persons who have suffered a loss of

18  a pregnancy or infant, a day of remembrance and reflection

19  would be more than just a day to remember, it would be a day

20  that would validate their loss, and

21         WHEREAS, because of the nature of miscarriages and

22  stillbirths and the lack of understanding of pregnancy loss

23  and infant death, families that suffer these tragedies must

24  often bear their pain and sorrow in private without an

25  opportunity to grieve openly, and

26         WHEREAS, support from family, friends, and the

27  community is vital to individuals and families who are coping

28  with the loss of a pregnancy or child, and

29         WHEREAS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

30  enables the people of this state to consider how they can meet

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 2884
    6-1946-07




 1  the needs of bereaved mothers, fathers, and family members and

 2  work to prevent the causes of these deaths, and

 3         WHEREAS, these families need to know that they are not

 4  alone and that their tragic loss is not a forgotten loss, NOW,

 5  THEREFORE,

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 7  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 9         That the Florida Senate recognizes October 15, 2007, as

10  "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" in the State of

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