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Tree-Hugger

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8. It's fairly common
Wed Sep 30, 2015, 07:56 AM
Sep 2015

It is way more common than people realize. Miscarriage is still a pretty taboo subject in our culture and many people don't talk openly about it. There's a lot of problems with that. Anyway, you don't hear much in the public sphere, but in support groups and the like for those who have suffered pregnancy loss, things such as photos of deceased babies - at various stages of gestation - photos of mothers holding them, family holding them, are not uncommon. Photos are typically done as part of the healing process. No doubt some anti-abortionists use photos for their agenda, whether they obtained them legitimely or not.

With stillborn babies, there are many photography services out there that will take photos for you.

Source - I have suffered a miscarriage and have been heavily active in the pregnancy loss support community for years.

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