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Two of our bills will be heard in the Senate Committee on Education and Health Subcommittee Health today, January 16 at 4:00 PM.

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Important Advocacy Updates

Important Advocacy Updates

Update: January 16, 2024

Two of our bills will be heard in the Senate Committee on Education and Health Subcommittee Health today, January 16 at 4:00 PM.

How you can help:

  1. Attend in person to testify.
    The hearing will be in Senate Room C at 4:00 PM tomorrow, January 16. Please note, it takes a bit of time to get through security, so if you’d like to testify, we recommend coming a few minutes early!

    The committee will meet in the General Assembly Building β€” 201 N 9th St., Richmond, VA

  2. Email the committee members and ask them to support SB140 and SB525!
    You can click the button to send a pre-written email to the members of the committee urging them to support both SB140 and SB525. If you have a personal testimony to add, you can add that to the email! And if you know you are a constituent of one of the legislators on the committee, note that too.

Please add the email addresses of the committee members to your message!

Members of the committee:

Senator Barbara A. Favola (Chair) senatorfavola@senate.virginia.gov

Senator David R. Suetterlein senatorsuetterlein@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Lamont Bagby senatorbagby@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Lashrecse D. Aird senatoraird@senate.virginia.gov

Senator Tara A. Durant senatordurant@senate.virginia.gov

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  • 🌈 Birth in Color is on a mission to celebrate the beauty of every shade of motherhood. Their dedication to ensuring that every mother and family, regardless of their background or circumstances, receives the care, support, and respect they deserve is truly inspiring. πŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸΌ

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  • πŸ“’ Did you know that Black women and women of color face alarming disparities in maternal and infant health? Recent data (Source: NBC News) shows they are up to 30% more likely to experience medical misdiagnoses.

    βœ‰οΈ Join us in supporting SB140 and SB525 – bills that can make a real difference. SB140 establishes a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team, while SB525 creates a Stillbirth Support Grant Program.

    ✊🏽 Email committee members NOW to ensure every family gets the care they deserve.

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  • πŸ“§ Support SB140 and SB525 now to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. SB140 establishes a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team, while SB525 creates a Stillbirth Support Grant Program.

    🚨 Maternal and infant health disparities are hitting Black women and women of color hard. Recent studies (Source: NBC News) reveal that nearly 1 in 4 hospital patients who died or were transferred to intensive care had experienced a diagnostic error.

    Email today to ensure these bills become law and provide the care and support they need.

    Learn more at https://www.birthincolorrva.org/advocacyday2024

    Your voice matters. Together, we can make a difference. Share this post and urge others to take action. ✊🏽

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