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Committee hears bill to let clinicians use best clinically accurate gestational age for fetal‑death reports
Washington State House Health Care & Wellness Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary
SB 60 25 would change Washington's vital‑records definition of fetal death so 20 or more weeks is calculated by the best clinically accurate gestational age (e.g., ultrasound) rather than solely by last menstrual period, aiming to reduce burden for families and clinicians.
The House Health Care and Wellness Committee received testimony Feb. 18 on SB 60 25, a bill to update the definition of fetal death in Washington's vital‑records statutes. Committee staff described the current law as tying fetal‑death reporting to the last menstrual period or delivery date;…
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