Fetal remains law challenged again by Ohio groups

Pro-choice groups in Ohio are asking a court to decide again whether a law regarding disposal of fetal remains after an abortion should stand.

The ACLU of Ohio and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed the lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas, the same court in which a judge blocked the law previously.

At issue is Senate Bill 27, passed by the last General Assembly in December 2020.

The law directed the Ohio Department of health to implement and formalize rules and documentation related to burial and cremation of the tissue from surgical abortions.

Misdemeanor charges could be leveled against abortion clinics who don’t follow the regulations, which requires a patient getting an abortion to choose burial or cremation for the remains. If the patient refuses, the abortion clinic itself must choose and document the process of disposing of the remains.

Read more: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/01/10/fetal-remains-law-challenged-again-by-ohio-groups/