Early day motion · EDM 883 · 26 Jan 2017

STILLBIRTH AND MISCARRIAGE

Tabled by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) 10 signatures

The motion

That this House notes the heart-breaking statistics that 17 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth every day in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; further notes the estimation that one in four pregnancies result in a miscarriage, leaving bereaved parents asking for recognition of the life that was; and calls on the Government to step into the breach with the production of a legal acknowledgement of these precious little lives in whatever format it would deem appropriate.

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