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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, According to a 1996 study by the Centers of 
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Disease Control, 16% of over 6,000,000 pregnancies ended in 
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either a miscarriage or stillbirth, which is almost 1,000,000 
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perinatal losses; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Of those over six million pregnancies, 62%, or 
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3,720,000, ended in live births, and 26,784 of those births 
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ended in deaths of infants 11 months and younger; and
 

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    WHEREAS, The availability of information and support is of 
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the utmost importance to the families who suffer from pregnancy 
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and infant loss to better help them cope; and
 

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    WHEREAS, A public that is informed and educated about 
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pregnancy and infant loss can better learn how to respond with 
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compassion to affected families; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Professionals who come in contact with families 
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who have suffered pregnancy or infant loss, such as physicians, 
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clergy, emergency medical technicians, funeral directors, 
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police officers, public health nurses, and employers, can 
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better serve families if they have special training and better 
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knowledge of pregnancy and infant loss; and
 

 


 






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    WHEREAS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day has been 
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established to recognize the grief of families and to remember 
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all of the pregnancies and infants lost; celebrated on October 
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15 of each year, this day has helped to heal and comfort 
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families in a time of pain and heartache and to give families 
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hope for the future; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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recognize October 15, 2008 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss 
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Remembrance Day in order to remember all of the pregnancies and 
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infants lost, to help to heal and comfort families in a time of 
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pain and heartache, and to give families hope for the future; 
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and be it further


 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Springfield Share Chapter as an expression of 
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remembrance and hope.