Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
Mike DeWineOhio inmate who survived execution attempt died of possible COVID-19 complications Deadest month of COVID-19 pandemic December DeWine: Midwestern governors have strengthened relations in pandemic battle against ‘common enemy’ MORE (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that requires aborted tissue to be buried or cremated, leaving the decision to the female patient or clinic, and whoever decides not to punish.
The Bill signed on Wednesday also states, “The pregnant woman is responsible for the costs associated with the final destination of the fetal remains at the chosen location.”
Those who have not met the bill’s requirements are facing “a first-degree felony”. If cremation is chosen as a form of disposal, the remains should either be placed in a “tomb, crypt or alcove” or distributed in a “dignified manner”.
Laurel Powell of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio told local ABC affiliate News 5 that the law was unnecessary.
“This, frankly, is just a well-known trick of these lawmakers using the chaos of the end-of-year rally to try to pass these unpopular bills on,” Powell told the news station. “Studies have repeatedly shown that the majority of Ohio residents support access to safe and legal abortion care.”
Molly Smith of The Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio said in a statement: character is necessary. “
News 5 Cleveland reports that there is another abortion-related law on DeWine’s desk waiting to be signed. The bill, if signed, would prohibit doctors and women from using telemedicine when performing a medical abortion. Doctors who violate this law would face criminal charges.