Texas Scorecard by Iris Poole March 11, 2021
“Every aborted baby in Texas should receive the respect they deserve through a formal death certificate—a certificate that is expected for any other Texan.â€This week, State Representative Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) announced his filing of House Bill 2976, the Death Certificates for Aborted Babies Act. Under this bill, every child aborted in Texas would be recorded and documented with a fetal death certificate, regardless of the weight or time of gestation.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, a fetal death certificate must be filed only in cases in which the fetus weighs more than 350 grams or is at a gestation of more than 20 weeks and is stillborn.
In Texas, the CDC data shows an average of 2,100 fetal deaths and 2,300 infant deaths per year, while reported abortions have averaged 55,000 annual deaths. The national average shows 24,000 stillbirths a year, which is still less than half of the total reported abortions in Texas.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/state/state-lawmaker-files-bill-to-require-death-certificates-for-all-aborted-babies/
