From Missouri Digital News: https://mdn.org
MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News
MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

MDN.ORG Mo. Digital News Missouri Digital News MDN.ORG: Mo. Digital News MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News
Help  

Senate gives birth certificates to stillborns

March 18, 2004
By: Lindsay Shively
State Capital Bureau

The Senate passed a bill Thursday creating birth certificates for stillborns. Lindsay Shively has the story.

Story:
RunTime:
OutCue: SOC

Sen. Sarah Steelman from Rolla sponsored the bill creating stillborn birth certificates. To reach a compromise, Steelman added an amendment increasing the privacy of the certificates.

Actuality:stelks1
RunTime:
OutCue:
Contents: Only the parents involved in the stillbirth can get the documentation regarding the stillbirth.

The bill will be heard in the House when the legislature comes back into session on March 28. From the state Capitol, I'm Lindsay Shively.