Jacqueline Franchetti has been trying to get 'Kyra's Law' passed for eight years, but keeps running into Albany roadblocks.
MANHASSET , N.Y. -- It has been eight years since a little Long Island girl died at the hands of her own father.Since then, her mother has worked to save other families from a similar fate.But the question many are asking is why hasn't her bill become law yet?Kyra Franchetti's tragic story Kyra Franchetti of Manhasset was shot and killed as she slept by her abusive father during a court-ordered visitation.
Why one mother's fight keeps hitting roadblocksFranchetti has been fighting to get 'Kyra's Law' passed to mandate judge training and supervised visitation.'They aren't listening to our cries for help,' she said of lawmakers.Some legislators who are voting no say they worry certain parental rights and access could be thwarted based on a mere allegation of abuse.Read more: N.Y.
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