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Fate of Newtown death certificate bills in doubt

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The fate of legislation that would restrict public access to death certificates in the wake of the Newtown school shooting appears in doubt.  Two bills are sitting on the House calendar. One imposes a six-month waiting period before a minor's death certificate can be released to the public. The other limits the information that can be released.

Representative Ed Jutila--co-chairman of the General Assembly's Government Administration and Elections Committee--says time is running out on this year's legislative session which ends June 5th.  There are many bills still waiting to be taken up. Jutila said he hasn't heard from advocates, and notes there's still opposition.

Newtown's Town Clerk says she is not giving up on the restrictions because the information can be misused.

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