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Elizabeth and James Weller at their home in Houston two months after losing their baby girl due to a premature rupture of membranes. Elizabeth could not receive the medical care she needed until several days later because of a Texas law that banned aborti

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Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

1:58pm July 26, 2022

by Carrie Feibel

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

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New Zealand's Parliament has approved a bill providing paid leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. "The bill will give women and their partners time to come to terms with their loss without having to tap into sick leave," said member of Parliament Ginny

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New Zealand Approves Paid Leave After A Miscarriage

5:01pm March 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The policy will give parents the right to three days of paid leave when a pregnancy ends in stillbirth. "Their grief is not a sickness, it is a loss. And loss takes time," said the bill's initiator.