Texas Republicans want aborted fetal tissue taken to funeral homes [View all]
Texas is proposing new regulations for abortion providers that would require them to dispose of aborted fetal tissue either through burial or cremation, saying the measures are intended to preserve human dignity.
Abortion rights groups contend the regulations could help deter abortions in the socially conservative state. They would force providers to seek disposal through crematoriums or funeral homes, and those business could face a backlash if they are seen as being aligned with abortion providers
The regulations were entered into the July 1 Texas Register and could take effect as early as September. They come after the state was handed a stinging defeat by the U.S. Supreme Court last month when it struck down the state’s restrictions on abortion clinics that led many to cease operations.
“The Health and Human Services Commission developed new rules to ensure Texas law maintains the highest standards of human dignity,” said Bryan Black, a spokesman for the commission. The commission will decide whether to adopt the regulations after conducting a 30-day comment period. The regulations eliminate other means of disposal that include grinding and discharging into a sanitary sewer system as well as disinfecting and then disposing in a sanitary landfill.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott said he wants lawmakers, when they meet next year, to make the proposed regulations state law.
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