Calls to recognise humanity of unborn babies after Pregnancy Loss Review
from Christian Today:
Calls have been made for urgent changes to UK law to recognise the humanity of unborn babies after the government committed to ensuring more compassionate care for families that suffer baby loss.
The appeal from Right to Life UK was issued after the government announced the introduction of baby loss certificates for babies that die in the womb before 24 weeks’ gestation.
The certificates are being introduced in response to the government’s Pregnancy Loss Review into how improvements can be made to the care and support received by families that experience miscarriage before 24 weeks.
The certificate is optional and will provide official recognition of the loss of the child in the womb, although it is not a legal document.
The government has also committed to reviewing guidance on the handling of remains so that this can be done in a sensitive and dignified way.
Women’s minister, Maria Caulfield, said she had “read with dismay and sadness” about the “lack of compassion” shown to women who had suffered a miscarriage before 24 weeks and how “in some instances, families were not provided the emotional support they so desperately needed”.
“We must do more to support those who lose their babies in early or mid-pregnancy,” she said.
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