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Peace at last for mourning parents? Hong Kong officials consider change in fetus law to allow burial of stillborns

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Hong Kong’s health authority is considering legislative amendments to resolve a long-standing issue that has added to the tears and heartbreak of parents dealing with a miscarriage before the 24th week of pregnancy. Under existing laws, a fetus in this situation cannot be properly buried or cremated as it is not categorised as a stillbirth but instead as “medical waste”. Jeremy Tam Man-ho, one of the two lawmakers leading a group of parents in meetings with official...

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