U.S. judge extends order halting Texas fetal remains regulation

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Wed Jan 4, 2017 | 7:02pm EST

U.S. judge extends order halting Texas fetal remains regulation

By Jon Herskovitz | AUSTIN, TEXAS

A federal judge on Wednesday extended until Jan. 27 a restraining order that halted a new Texas regulation requiring fetal tissue remains to be buried or cremated to allow for more time to make a ruling.

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks issued the ruling after hearing two days of testimony this week on the regulation that Texas contends is aimed at maintaining the highest standards of human dignity. Abortion rights groups contend it is an unnecessary and vague regulation aimed at making abortions more arduous and expensive.

Sparks last month put the regulation on hold before it was to take effect on Dec. 19. He had previously issued a temporary restraining order to delay enactment until at least Jan. 6.

Sparks asked the state how the existing law on the disposal of human remains and dead human bodies would mesh with the proposed regulation and was told by a lawyer for the state that fetal tissue is not considered human remains for the purpose of the statute.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-abortion-idUSKBN14O2CB

[Warpy]

1. Good news, it was just 100% slut shaming since medical waste is already incinerated/cremated

I suppose they had a vision of some poor teenager taking home a suction container full of blood clots and saline, told to "THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO A LITTLE BABY, YOU SLUT" and plan a funeral for it.

Morons.

I knew this would be overturned in record time. Pity the Texas taxpayers are on the hook for defending this utter bluenosed bullshit.