Governor of Ohio Mike DeWine
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He invoice signed Wednesday also states that “the pregnant woman is responsible for the costs related to the final disposal of the fetal remains at the chosen site.”
Those found not to meet the requirements set out in the bill may be subject to “first-degree misdemeanors”. If cremation is chosen as a form of disposal, the remains must be placed in a “grave, crypt, or niche” or dispersed in a “dignified” manner.
Laurel Powell, of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, told News 5, a local ABC affiliate, that the law was not necessary.
“Honestly, this is just a family strategy of these lawmakers using the chaos of the year-end session to try to pass these unpopular bills,” Powell told the news channel. “Studies have repeatedly shown that the majority of Ohio residents support access to legal and safe abortion care.”
Molly Smith of The Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio said in a statement: “While we are working on a day when no unborn child in Ohio is murdered by an abortion, we recognize that we at least count these precious bodies because their human disposition is necessary “.
News 5 Cleveland reports that another abortion-related bill is waiting at the DeWine table to be signed. The bill, if signed, would ban doctors and women from using telemedicine when performing a medical abortion. Doctors who violate this law will face criminal charges.