Commentary The mRNA vaccines were released globally in early 2021 with the slogan “safe and effective.” Unusually for a new class of medicine, they were soon recommended by public health authorities for pregnant women. By late 2021, working-age women, including those who were pregnant, were being thrown out of employment for not agreeing to be…

The loss of a child through miscarriage is one of the most painful events that parents can go through. Unfortunately, while so many parents experience pregnancy loss, most do so silently and don’t have anyone guiding them through the grief that follows. Virginia-based couple Leah and Tim Shirey, after having lost three children tragically to…

SACRAMENTO—A proposed bill that the author said would protect women against criminal prosecution following the death of their baby due to self-induced abortion, miscarriage, or other causes was approved, by a vote of 11–3, by an Assembly committee on April 19. “As parents experience traumatic situations, they should be supported as they mourn, not criminalized,”…