(Christian Headlines) An Indianapolis abortion clinic is asking a federal court to strike down an Indiana law that requires the remains of unborn babies to be buried or cremated.
At issue is a 2016 law, HB 1337, that requires aborted babies to be “interred or cremated.” Then-Gov. Mike Pence signed it.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are an abortion clinic and two nurses, as well as three unidentified women who obtained abortions at approximately six weeks into their pregnancies.
“These laws … send the unmistakable message that someone who has had an abortion or miscarriage is responsible for the death of a person,” the lawsuit says. “… As a result, they have caused many abortion and miscarriage patients, including Jane Doe Nos. 1, 2, and 3, to experience shame, stigma, anguish, and anger.”