STILLBIRTH AND MISCARRIAGE

Early day motion 883, tabled 26 January 2017 by Jim Shannon (DUP). Signed by 10 members.

That this House notes the heart-breaking statistics that 17 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth every day in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; further notes the estimation that one in four pregnancies result in a miscarriage, leaving bereaved parents asking for recognition of the life that was; and calls on the Government to step into the breach with the production of a legal acknowledgement of these precious little lives in whatever format it would deem appropriate.

Signatures by party: DUP 8, Labour 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.