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What is the MISSing Angels Bill?
The MISSing Angels Bill is a piece of legislation that allows for the issuance of a "Certificate of Birth resulting in Stillbirth (CBRS)" by a state's vital records office for any stillborn infant as defined by the medical community in the United States.

Why is the MISSing Angels Bill necessary?
Every state in the U.S. already issues a death certificate for all stillbirths. Additionally, each state has a final disposition mandate for stillbirths. Many parents want to have their child's birth certificate in addition to their death certificate. Unfortunately, without legislative change, most states are unable to accommodate the parents' request for this vital record  

Arizona was the first state in the United States to change the law and the first state to issue the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth in 2001. MISS Foundation Founder, Joanne Cacciatore, PhD, MSW, lobbied the Arizona legislature for more than one year to educate lawmakers about stillbirth and to rally support. With the help of many families who wrote and emailed their legislators, HB2416, the MISSing Angels Bill, passed its final vote in the Arizona Senate with unanimous support. Since her efforts in Arizona, the MISS Foundation with the help of others has been successful in passing the bill in dozens of other states.

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