""It's such a small effort for such a tremendous impact," said Lopez, 44, who lives in Bakersfield and is now a lawyer with two young daughters. "There is very little that I wouldn't do to spare anybody this heartache.""
""All women and children in the United States should have access to folic acid and have healthy babies," said Scott Montgomery, the group's director."
"Decades of research show the 1998 requirement cut rates of serious defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly by about 30%, preventing about 1,300 cases a year."
California has mandated the addition of folic acid to corn masa flour to combat high rates of neural tube defects among Hispanic infants. This law, effective in January, follows decades of research showing that folic acid reduces serious birth defects. Andrea Lopez, who lost her son to such a defect, supports this initiative, emphasizing its potential impact. Similar laws are being considered in other states, reflecting a growing recognition of the need for folic acid access for all women and children in the U.S.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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