It has been mentioned by our previous speakers that our select committee heard or received 37 submissions on this bill—all supporting either the bill completely or the bill with amendments. As it is evident from the submissions that we received, it is also important that people feel more comfortable talking about pregnancy laws. There was a submission from New Zealand Family Planning, which stated: "it is important that we work to eliminate stigma, shame, and silence surrounding miscarriage.", and it isn't something many people talk openly about. The PSA Women's Network committee said, "Miscarriage is not really talked about so openly … [it's like] an incomplete job or project. Family and friends would say 'Oh, just try again you will have no problem' or 'sorry to hear that, don't worry it will happen' … It is almost as if couples, especially the women, are silently viewed as a failure". In fact, I will add myself to the record as well, and I had a miscarriage at 13 weeks. In a way, even though I didn't feel ashamed of it, I did feel in some way that it was an unfinished project—it was something that I had failed at. So I can very much understand how these women that have submitted to us may have perceived their miscarriage.