Judge Strikes Down Texas 'Fetal Burial' Law In Blow To Anti-Abortion Crusade

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A federal judge blocked a controversial Texas law on Wednesday that would have required health care providers to bury or cremate fetal tissue from abortions, miscarriages, stillbirths and surgeries for ectopic pregnancies.

U.S. District Judge David Ezra’s permanent injunction said the law would impose significant burdens on women experiencing pregnancy loss and would violate a woman’s right to obtain a legal abortion, while conveying few, if any, benefits, NPR reported.

The order was the latest in a series of setbacks for state leaders and anti-abortion advocates who’ve been pushing for the so-called fetal burial regulation.

The regulation, passed last year as part of the wide-ranging anti-abortion measure Senate Bill 8, mandated that health care facilities bury or cremate all fetal and embryonic tissue instead of disposing of it as medical waste — regardless of the patient’s personal wishes or religious beliefs.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fetal-burial-law-texas_us_5b90cb58e4b0511db3df1525

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1. Federal judge strikes down Texas law that would require cremation or burial of fetal remains.

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