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Rep. Judy Boyle’s bill this morning - listed on the House State Affairs Committee agenda as being about “early termination of pregnancy” - turned out not to be about abortion after all. Instead, Boyle asked the committee to introduce a measure allowing mothers who miscarry before 20 weeks of gestation to obtain a “certificate of early fetal death” from the state’s vital statistics department. “If a mom loses a baby before 20 weeks, there is no piece of paper,” she said. “This is completely voluntary. Because it’s not a reportable death, it is not part of the public records act. It’s a very private thing for her.” The optional certificate would cost $13, the same as other official certificates, she said. The committee voted unanimously to introduce the bill, with no discussion.
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thomg57 on March 04 at 9:01 a.m.
Is there a point to this bill, am I missing something? As I recall we are a state that doesn’t even track/investigate childhood deaths, instead relying on data from Utah; why track a miscarriage?
Sisyphus on March 04 at 9:59 a.m.
Well Thom, I see David Ripley standing back there looking at the back head of a child who I reckon was brought in as a prop. I suspect that this is in line with his agenda.
thomg57 on March 04 at 10:04 a.m.
Oh I get it, this is all about intrawomb politics.