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Women who have their children aborted will have the ability to decide whether they would like the remains of their child to be buried or cremated, but the abortion facility must choose an option of the mother does not.
Abortion businesses will be required to pay for these expenses and must maintain documentation of the cremation and burial of the aborted children.
If an abortion business knowingly fails to comply with this bill, it would be guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor. The woman whose child is aborted would never be liable for this charge.
Ohio Right to Life President Mike Gonidakis gave a statement applauding the bill's passage:
“Whether pro-life or pro-choice, everyone should be able to agree that the bodies of babies should never be thrown into the trash. The unborn victims of abortion deserve the same basic decency that we afford to all humans: a dignified burial. The passing of Senate Bill 27 will make that simple request a reality. Although we look forward to the day when we no longer have to lay to rest the broken bodies of Ohio’s abortion victims, we are proud to say that our state has taken another step towards recognizing not only the humanity of the unborn, but of ourselves as well.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to sign the bill into law.
