Letter to the Editor

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2,000 babies die in New York State each year.
On this day, and everyday, more than 70 new parents will have listened to their stillborn baby’s silence. Births not acknowledged by the state.

The car seat is empty; the nursery remains unused; family and friends say both hello and goodbye to the baby during the funeral. Families are left with few memories and the question of “Why?“.

Stillbirth is the leading cause of infant death, with nearly 30,000 stillborn babies in the US -- and 2,000 in New York State -- every year. Typically, the medical causes are unknown. In 2001, the U.S. National Institute of Health awarded only $442,000, or $3.32 per stillborn infant, for stillbirth research. The reasons for this lack of funding is unclear.

There is a state bill that can increase awareness of the tragedy of Stillbirth: Bill A8960 / S186a. The bill does not change current NYS Public Health Law; it simply gives parents the option to request a certificate to acknowledge childbirth. The passage of this legislation can have a positive impact on a grieving family while increasing the nation’s awareness of stillbirth.

Write to your NY Senate and Assembly members. Ask them to support this bill. Ignoring this tragedy will not prevent it from occurring; if we do nothing, nearly 30,000 babies will be stillborn again this year. Support the New York Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth Bill. Your support will make a difference.

Visit www.CBRSbill.blogspot.com.
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East Hampton ~~ The Independent ~~ www.indyeastend.com
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Fort Drum ~~ Fort Drum Blizzard ~~ www.drum.army.mil
Fonda ~~ Leader Herald ~~ www.leaderherald.com
Fulton ~~ The Valley News ~~ www.valleynewsonline.com
Garden City ~~ The Jewish Star ~~ www.thejewishstar.com
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Hamburg ~~ The Sun News ~~ www.thesunnews.net
Hornell ~~ Spectator ~~ www.eveningtribune.com
Ithaca ~~ Ithaca Times ~~ www.ithacatimes.com
Macedon ~~ The Times of Wayne County ~~ www.waynetimes.com
Moriches ~~ Southshore Press ~~ www.southshorepress.com
Nanuet ~~ Rockland County Times ~~ www.rocklandcountytimes.com
New York ~~ The Village Voice ~~ www.villagevoice.com
New York ~~ Herald Monthly ~~ www.cchc.org
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New York ~~ The New York Megaphone ~~ www.nymegaphone.com
New York ~~ The New York Observer ~~ www.observer.com
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Potsdam ~~ North Country This Week ~~ www.northcountrynow.com
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Rochester ~~ City Newspaper ~~ www.rochestercitynewspaper.com
Rochester ~~ insider ~~ www.rochesterinsider.com
Rockaway Beach ~~ Wave of Long Island ~~ www.rockawave.com
Rye ~~ The Rye Record ~~ www.ryerecord.com
Saratoga Springs ~~ Community News ~~ www.cnweekly.com
Saratoga Springs ~~ Saratoga Today ~~ www.saratogapublishing.com
Saratoga Springs ~~ The Saratogian ~~ www.saratogian.com
Schenectady ~~ Daily Gazette ~~ www.dailygazette.com
Southampton ~~ The Southampton Press~~ www.southamptonpress.com
Syosset ~~ Long Island Press ~~ www.longislandpress.com
Syracuse ~~ News For You ~~ www.newreaderspress.com
Syracuse ~~ Syracuse New Times ~~ www.syracusenewtimes.com
Watkins Glen ~~ Hi-Lites ~~ www.hilites.net
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