S.B. 1323 of 2002
P.A. 562 of 2002
MCL 333.2803, 28345, 2848, 2888, 20161
Sponsor: Sen. Loren Bennett

Effective Date: October 1, 2002

When a family suffers the death of a child moments after the birth of that child, their grief is profound. This legislation recognizes their loss with a death certificate. Although this gesture does not remove the family’s grief, it does help to console the family. When a family suffers the death of a child moments before the birth of that child, they experience the same loss as those families that lose a young child. However, those families that lose their children to stillbirth or miscarriage are not given any recognition of their loss. This law creates a “family-friendly” certificate of prenatal death to recognize the loss the family has suffered.

An amendment was added on the House floor by Rep. Triette Reeves which requires that race be included in the abortion reporting data. This will allow the state to have a Michigan-specific picture of the race of women obtaining abortions.

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