🚨 CALL TO ACTION: PROTECT VIRGINIA’S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN 🚨

Friends and neighbors,

We need YOUR help to stop a harmful change that could make it harder for families of children with acquired brain-injury to get the care they need!

📜 What’s happening? Senate Bill 793, specifically line 31, proposes changes that would hurt families like ours who depend on the Virginia Birth Injury Program to cover medical and rehabilitative care. This bill would unfairly tip the scales against injured children by forcing families to reveal sensitive legal strategies early in the process, creating conflicts of interest, increasing costs, and undermining protections that have worked for decades.

👶 Why this matters: Our child suffered brain damage during labor and delivery due to the inaction/actions of healthcare providers. We fought hard to secure benefits, and it wasn’t easy. This bill would make the process even more difficult for families like ours, jeopardizing the rights of children who desperately need support.

📞 What can you do? Call your local representatives and urge them to oppose SB 793, specifically line 31! Tell them this change is unnecessary, harmful, and unfair to families of injured children.

🗣 How to reach your representatives:

1️⃣ Find your local representatives here:

https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/index.php/legislator?search=4510%20Indies%20Court,%20Virginia%20Beach,%20VA%2023462,%20USA

2️⃣ Call their office and say: “My name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent. I’m calling to urge [Representative/Senator’s Name] to oppose SB 793, especially line 31. This change would harm families of brain-injured children by unfairly altering the claims process. Please protect these vulnerable families and vote NO.”

Every call makes a difference! Please SHARE this post to help spread the word. Together, we can protect children like mine and ensure no family has to fight harder than they already do.

Thank you for your support! 💙 #OpposeSB793

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