Texas Catholic cemeteries offer to bury fetal remains at no cost

[_Abyssinia]

Even as Texas faces legal action against new regulations mandating the burial or cremation of fetal remains from an abortion or miscarriage, the state’s Catholic cemeteries are developing plans to provide free interment for any deceased fetus.
“To bury the dead is a work of mercy,” said Jennifer Carr Allmon, executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state’s 15 dioceses, in a Monday (December 12) statement announcing the plans.
“We must treat the remains of all human beings, no matter how long they lived or how they died, with dignity, charity and respect,” she added.

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[Meagan34]

So the law does, in fact, require a miscarried fetus to be cremated or buried as well? In a previous post I thought it had specified only aborted fetuses. Very nice gesture from the cemetery but, how can the law expect a mother miscarrying to notice a 4 week miscarriage? Or even sooner.

 

[TheAmazingGrace]

So the law does, in fact, require a miscarried fetus to be cremated or buried as well? In a previous post I thought it had specified only aborted fetuses. Very nice gesture from the cemetery but, how can the law expect a mother miscarrying to notice a 4 week miscarriage? Or even sooner.

I think it’s only if the mother knew that there was a miscarriage and still had the remains. Good point, though.