EVERY LIFE COUNTS is a support network for parents who have received a diagnosis where their child may not live for very long after birth. Every Life Counts provides an outreach for parents to share their memories, their stories, their love and their pain; where their children are remembered and cherished; and where we acknowledge that every life counts. Every Life Counts is seeking a new system o
f care called perinatal hospice for parents and babies in all maternity hospitals. A perinatal hospice would give parents the gift of time - providing dedicated, loving and supportive services so that they can have precious time they have with their special children. Parents who are told that their babies will not live long after birth are not currently getting the support and services they need. We're asking the Minister for Health to establish state funded perinatal hospice services in Ireland, right now. Please sign the petition: http://www.everylifecounts.ie/petition/
Every Life Counts is also campaigning for the phrase “incompatible with life” to be discontinued since it is medically meaningless, offensive and very hurtful for parents whose unborn babies may be sick, but are alive and kicking. See more about the campaign here: http://www.everylifecounts.ie/compatible-with-life/
You can Donate to Every Life Counts: http://www.everylifecounts.ie/donate/
