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India is the only other country with similar legislation, the media said.
New Zealand’s parliament passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth, making it the second country in the world to do so.
The bereavement allowance, approved unanimously in parliament late Wednesday, gives employees three days of leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth without having to resort to sick leave.
“The passage of this bill shows that New Zealand is once again leading the way towards progressive and compassionate legislation, becoming the second country in the world to grant permits for miscarriage and stillbirth,” said the Labor Party MP. Ginny Andersen, who started the bill. .
“The bill will give women and their partners time to come to terms with their loss without having to take advantage of sick leave. Because your pain is not a disease, it is a loss. And the loss takes time, ”he said.
The licensing provisions apply to mothers, their partners and fathers planning to have a child through adoption or surrogacy, he said.
One in four New Zealand women has had a miscarriage, Andersen said in her statement.
India is the only other country with similar legislation, the media said.
New Zealand was the first country in the world to grant voting rights to women and has been a pioneer on women’s rights issues.
The ruling center-left Labor government is led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who is seen as a global advocate for women. His government passed a landmark law last year to decriminalize abortion.
