In 2016, a law was enacted by former Indiana governor Mike Pence that mandated limitations on disposal of fetal tissue under the biased language that “remains of aborted babies be treated with respect and dignity.”7 This would mean that for anyone who didn’t bury or cremate their remains, they’d be breaking the law. Simple biology tells us how misguided this is. For someone very early in their first trimester, ending a pregnancy amounts to a heavy period. Does this mean that people are expected to bury their pads and tampons? The law was then again upheld in March 2019.
