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“Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.”

-Roland Barthes

 

MISS in the mainstream media

Huffington Post published an article by Brianne Kraus, "A Bond of Death," on March 4, 2010. To view this article online, click here or on the thumbnail below:

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Newsweek Magazine published an article about "A Vast and Sudden Sadness" in their February 9, 2009 issue. To view the article via PDF document online, click here or click the thumbnail below:

Newsweek


People Magazine published an article about the MISS Foundation and the MISSing Angels Bill in their December 11, 2006 issue. To view the article via a PDF document online please click the thumbnail below. Or you may download a PDF copy of this article.
The words from a very powerful, hand-written letter that was sent to Joanne Cacciatore after the article was published can be found here.

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And check out our News section for all the latest articles, too!

MISS on television...
Phoenix, Arizona's ABC 15 coverage on how the stillbirth movement is gaining momentum..
see it here (on YouTube.com) or here (as a RealPlayer file)!

 

MISS PSA on the MISSing Angels Bill...

 

Open Letter from Dr. Cacciatore

An Open Letter to Concerned Citizens and Parents of Stillborn Infants
from MISS Foundation CEO & Founder, Joanne Cacciatore

The death of a child at any age and from any cause is tragic and overwhelming. It challenges families' sense of security and causes stressors in even the most stable households. The MISS Foundation (http://www.missfoundation.org) focuses on supporting all families after a child's death, despite age. We are not cause centered. The death of a child at any age is life's most devastating tragedy.

The purpose of these legislative pages is to focus on stillbirth. I am challenging a historically marginalized group of women and families. The dialogue addresses the pervasive attitudes in society, often minimizing the death of a baby just prior to or during birth.

Read more...

 

Efforts supported by

MISS: Efforts supported by...
... Massachusetts pro-choice, Democratic Representative, Garrett Bradley formally lends his support.

 
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The M.I.S.S. Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)3, international organization which provides immediate and ongoing support to grieving families, empowerment through community volunteerism opportunities, public policy and legislative education, and programs to reduce infant and toddler death through research and education.  You can contact the M.I.S.S. Foundation by phone at 1-888-455-MISS (6477).