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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Eleanor Klibanoff

After an Austin employee gave birth to a stillborn baby, she was disqualified from parental leave. Now, city leaders want change.

Austin Ilana PanichLinsman The Texas Tribune Pregnancy Public Health Texas
AUSTIN, TEXAS - June 14, 2023: Elena Andres was denied paid parental leave by her employer, the city of Austin, after delivering her full-term stillborn baby six weeks ago. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune
Elena Andres at her home in Austin on Wednesday. Andres was denied paid parental leave by her employer, the city of Austin, after delivering her full-term stillborn baby six weeks ago. (Credit: Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Texas Tribune)

When Elena Andres held her stillborn daughter in her arms, she thought there was no way she could feel more devastated than she did at that moment.

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