Ohio judge rules Senate Bill 27, requiring disposal of fetal remains from abortions, unconstitutional.

Ohio Judge Alison Hatheway has permanently blocked Senate Bill 27, a law requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortions. The judge ruled the law unconstitutional under Ohio's 2023 reproductive rights amendment, stating it imposed unnecessary burdens on abortion access. The law, passed by Republicans in 2020, required clinics to cover disposal costs and file paperwork. Planned Parenthood sued, leading to a temporary hold in 2021. Ohio Right to Life plans to appeal.

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