S. 707: PREEMIE Act: A bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
US Senate has already passed this Act. Ask your State Representatives to Sponsor the “PREEMIE Act” as well. March of Dimes has created an easy letter for you to download and send. Once the House passes it, and the President signs it, it’s law!
[...] Big news on Capitol Hill… the much-anticipated PREEMIE Act – introduced by Sen. Lamar Alexander and Sen. Chris Dodd – was passed last week in the Senate. The bill will expand research on premature births, improve education for expectant mothers, and provide better treatment for preemie babies. President Bush is expected to sign the legislation. [...]