Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires either a funeral or cremation for abortion remains and amends the definition of fetal death to mean at any point during a pregnancy.

Highlights:

• Specifies that if a parent selects a location for the final disposition of fetal remains that is not usual or customary for a healthcare facility, the parent is responsible for the costs (Sec. 3).

• Requires a healthcare facility that possesses fetal remains to provide for their burial or cremation (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that no person responsible for the disposition of fetal remains shall be responsible for the naming of the unborn child, and that the identification of the parent shall not be publicly disclosed (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that if the fetal remains of an unborn child are not claimed by a parent, a person responsible for the disposition of fetal remains may cremate them by simultaneous cremation (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the Department of Health is not required to issue a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (Sec. 3).

• Provides penalties for a person who violates the provisions of this act which are consistent with those imposed under Article 9 of the Vital Statistics Law of 1953 (Sec. 4).

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