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Senate advances bill requiring dignity in handling fetal remains; debate centers on disclosure and records
Summary
Senators adopted the second substitute of SB 67, which requires medical facilities to dispose of fetal remains by cremation or burial within 120 days and gives women the option (not requirement) to choose disposition or later inquire about how remains were handled; debate focused on medical‑record implications, simultaneous disposition and the bill’s framing.
The Senate advanced second substitute Senate Bill 67 after floor debate and a roll-call announcing 21 yeas, 6 nays and 2 absences. The bill requires medical facilities to dispose of the remains of an unborn child by cremation or burial within 120 days and allows — but does not require — a woman to choose how remains are disposed. Facilities may perform simultaneous disposition for multiple remains.
Sen. Bramble, sponsor, said the…
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