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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Val Arkoosh condemned Pennsylvania House Bill 118 as "unbelievable" and "outrageous" in May 2021. Do her specific claims check out?
A tweet from a Montgomery County Commissioner Chairwoman Val Arkoosh, who is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, sparked online controversy this week over what critics say is misleading information.
Arkoosh’s May 25 tweet said House bill 118 would fine women who have a miscarriage and “force them to fill out” a fetal death certificate.
“Members of the PA legislature today voted to fine women who miscarry and force them to fill out this form. This is traumatizing for women experiencing incredible loss. Unbelievable,” Arkoosh wrote.
The tweet included a picture of a Pennsylvania Department of Health Fetal Death Certificate form, which is currently required by the state after 16 weeks into a pregnancy.