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Meeting Public Comments

Subcommittee meeting and times are as follows:
HF 589
A bill for an act creating the compassion and care for medically challenging pregnancies Act.(See HF 807.)
Subcommittee members: Gehlbach-CH, Andrews, Wessel-Kroeschell
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: House Lounge 2
Names and comments are public records. Remaining information is considered a confidential record.
Comments Submitted:

03-02-2025
Stacy Volmer
I strongly oppose House File 589, as it imposes unnecessary and potentially harmful measures on patients facing devastating fetal diagnoses. While the bill claims to offer support through perinatal hospice services, it disregards the emotional and medical complexities of these situations by promoting a onesizefitsall approach that pressures patients to continue pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies. Such legislation interferes with the patientprovider relationship, undermines patient autonomy, and fails to recognize that decisions about these pregnancies are deeply personal and should remain in the hands of the pregnant individual and their healthcare team. Rather than legislating medical care, efforts should focus on expanding comprehensive healthcare access and ensuring that individuals receive unbiased, evidencebased information and compassionate support tailored to their unique needs.
03-03-2025
Lilly Froehlich
I strongly oppose this bill. A woman should not be forced to bring a baby into the world, only to watch it die. If she wishes to, that should be her choice and hers alone. Allow abortion given a lethal fetal anomaly to prevent trauma not just for the mother but for the rest of the family.
03-03-2025
Sarah Tebbe
Please register my strong opposition to HF 589. This legislation undermines patient autonomy and fails to recognize that decisions about such pregnancies should remain in the hands of the pregnant individual and her healthcare team.