BILL NO. 29
(as introduced)
3rd Session, 62nd General Assembly
Nova Scotia
65 Elizabeth II, 2016
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Act
Tim Houston
Pictou East
First Reading: October 18, 2016
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
An Act Respecting Pregnancy
and Infant Loss Awareness
Be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as follows:
1 This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Act.
2 Throughout the Province, in each and every year, October 15th shall be kept and observed under the name of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
3 The Minister of Health and Wellness shall
(a) assess the services available to women and families who experience the loss of a pregnancy or the death of an infant; and
(b) develop a plan to provide or improve the provision of such services to women and families in any region of the Province in which no such services are available or in which the provision of such services is insufficient to satisfy the needs of the women and families for whom the services are provided.
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