You are loved and you are not alone

 

Content Warning: this email discusses miscarriage and pregnancy

Mother's day can be beautiful. It can be joyful. It can be painful. It can be full of grief.

Today I wanted to take a moment to drop a note to those who are struggling with pregnancy loss and infertility. Last year, Senator Tammy Duckworth and I introduced the Support Through Loss Act, to shed light on these common and often isolating experiences.

While often underreported, pregnancy loss is a common occurrence; it is estimated that miscarriage occurs in at least 10 percent of known pregnancies. Due to a lack of public awareness and cultural stigma, many people are unaware of how prevalent pregnancy loss is until their family experiences it firsthand.

Despite the fact that pregnancy loss is an experience shared across communities and backgrounds, and occurs for myriad causes, a lack of accurate information can often foster an isolating experience.

The Support Through Loss Act is a first of its kind bill that aims to shed light on these shared experiences and help ensure that those experiencing the loss of a pregnancy are fully supported with access to resources, workforce supports, paid leave, and patient centered care.

Will you call your Senator and Congressperson today and ask them to co sponsor this critical bill?

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Thank you to everyone who has shared their story and helped shape this bill.

You are deeply loved and you are not alone.

In solidarity,
Ayanna Pressley

 

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