Facebook: Remove Page Mocking Parents of Stillborn Babies
- van: Care2.com
- ontvanger: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
In the United States, a baby is stillborn approximately every twenty minutes. Families who go through this trauma deserve respect and comfort. Now, however, a Facebook group is mocking the pain of having a late-term miscarriage.
The group, called "Congratulations, it's a baby boy! LOL JK, it was stillborn" currently has over 200 "likes." Although the page's original version was removed by Facebook, a new, equally grotesque one was put up within hours. While some people who belong to the group are clearly trying to express disapproval, others have taken to writing things like "Thats right all! Cry! Much like the stillborn can't!"
A page like this only serves to exacerbate the horror and grief incurred by having a stillborn child. Tell Facebook to take the page down immediately.
I am writing to urge you to remove the Facebook page "Congratulations, it's a baby boy! LOL JK, it was stillborn."
In the United States, a baby is stillborn approximately every twenty minutes. Families who go through this trauma deserve respect and comfort. A page like this only serves to exacerbate the horror and grief incurred by having a stillborn child.
For the sake of families everywhere, please take down the offensive page today.
