Bill > LB632

This bill requires health care facilities that perform elective abortions to handle the remains of aborted unborn children with specific disposition requirements. The legislation declares its purpose is to protect public health, welfare, and express respect for the dignity of unborn children by mandating a dignified and safe method of remains disposition. Under the bill, "remains of an aborted unborn child" is defined as the physical remains of an unborn child at any stage of gestation whose life has been terminated by an elective abortion. Health care facilities must individually dispose of these remains through cremation or burial, or follow alternative directions from the Board of Health if those methods are not possible. Importantly, the bill specifies that no notice about the disposition method needs to be given to the woman who underwent the abortion. The legislation makes it unlawful for health care facilities to dispose of these remains in any manner not prescribed by the bill, effectively creating a legal requirement for specific handling and final disposition of fetal remains after an elective abortion.

Health and Social Services

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