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Creates the National Policy for the Humanization of Maternal and Parental Grief.

PL 1640/2022 · latest vote on April 16, 2024

Creates the National Policy for the Humanization of Maternal and Parental Grief. It also changes the Public Records Law to deal with the registration of a stillborn child. The original official summary (ementa) mentioned the rights of women who suffered a pregnancy loss.

Key points and official text

Key points

  • Creates the National Policy for the Humanization of Maternal and Parental Grief
  • Amends the Public Records Law (Law No. 6.015/1973)
  • Deals with the registration of a stillborn child
  • The initial version changed Law No. 8.080/1990 on the rights of women after a pregnancy loss

Official text (PL 1640/2022)

The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.

Altera a Lei nº 8.080, de 19 de outubro de 1990, para dispor sobre direitos das mulheres que tenham sofrido perda gestacional. NOVA EMENTA: Institui a Política Nacional de Humanização do Luto Materno e Parental; e altera a Lei nº 6.015, de 31 de dezembro de 1973 (Lei de Registros Públicos), para dispor sobre o registro de criança nascida morta.

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