With Stillbirth Mothers’ Lives at Risk in New York, Advocates Demand Change NOW
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, May 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In light of National Women’s Health Week (May 8-12, 2024) PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy (PUSH) is urging the NY State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul to pass A9635 to close a dangerous and cruel loophole in New York’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) Law by the end of this legislative session. Current law denies mothers of stillborn babies their guaranteed weeks of paid time off following a traumatic childbirth. Every day four New York families suffer the devastating tragedy of stillbirth, and many of them are potentially victimized by this callous oversight…