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Catholic Conference urges lawmakers to reject bill to legalize human composting
Senate Local Government Committee · March 4, 2026
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Summary
At a third hearing, the Catholic Conference of Ohio opposed Senate Bill 323, saying legalizing natural organic reduction (human composting) risks treating human remains as disposable and that green‑burial alternatives already exist.
The Senate Local Government Committee heard opponent testimony on Senate Bill 323 from Brian Hickey, executive director of the Catholic Conference of Ohio, who urged lawmakers to oppose legalizing natural organic reduction, often called human composting.
Hickey told the committee that "respect for the dignity…
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