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Lithos

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47. Hmmm

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 04:50 PM

Nov 2016

Still wondering if a non-profit can be setup to handle this and the disposal (ala burial at sea which the Neptune Society does) in a way which makes this nothing more than a checkbox and signature for the woman.

I'm hoping the courts will step in and stop this nonsense. However, I'm trying to think ahead on the off chance... I'm not up for assuming anything these days, especially with these jokers in charge.

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Texas Officials to Force Burial, Cremation of Fetal Remains [View all] riversedge Nov 2016 OP

This is a ridiculous solution to a non-problem! DesertRat Nov 2016 #1

Started by Pence in Indiana n/t radical noodle Nov 2016 #8

It is meant to hurt and shame the women involved. riversedge Nov 2016 #11

Especially since it applies to EVERY still birth, regardless of cause jmowreader Nov 2016 #24

Some will go to prison. Outrage over expenses and Hortensis Nov 2016 #25

My friend had a funeral for her still born son, who was 6-1/2 months old when he passed. lark Nov 2016 #64

And cost prohibitive awoke_in_2003 Nov 2016 #71

It cost me 1200 to get my mother cremated recently here in California. kimbutgar Nov 2016 #73

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2016 #76

smh Solly Mack Nov 2016 #2

That is grotesque. 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2016 #3

Texans love the government telling them what to do perdita9 Nov 2016 #4

Blanket statements Liberalagogo Nov 2016 #14

That's right. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #19

1!!! Get awful tired of this. Dustlawyer Nov 2016 #36

My apologies perdita9 Nov 2016 #68

That's true of most republicans. progressoid Nov 2016 #27

This won't be a problem edhopper Nov 2016 #5

There would still be a ton of spontaneous abortions radical noodle Nov 2016 #7

Abortion, then birth control, then condoms, welcome to the Corporate Theocracy. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #16

In the land of Pence... radical noodle Nov 2016 #6

I would like to ask Pence why only 3 children? yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #85

Welcome to the American Theocracy HAB911 Nov 2016 #9

Mosaic law is the basis of Shiria. alfredo Nov 2016 #26

Yes, the circle(jerk) of life, lol...........n/t HAB911 Nov 2016 #30

For sure. alfredo Nov 2016 #39

Now what? greymattermom Nov 2016 #10

Time to mail in your used pads for burial, ladies. arithia Nov 2016 #12

I'd send them to TX Lieutanant Governor Dan Patrick, in Austin. Paladin Nov 2016 #18

the law doesn't cover miscarriages. alfredo Nov 2016 #41

the article was wrong then? arithia Nov 2016 #56

I checked some Texas newspapers. alfredo Nov 2016 #77

The article says it covers miscarriages. Justice Nov 2016 #58

But others sources in Texas said otherwise. alfredo Nov 2016 #78

Long, slow, large funeral processions at rush hour. rzemanfl Nov 2016 #13

This state (Yes I am still here in it) keeps finding new ways to display their assholery Scalded Nun Nov 2016 #15

5th Rec Hekate Nov 2016 #17

This shit needs to stop. Seriously. AtheistCrusader Nov 2016 #20

I'm way past the age of this affecting me, but I am outraged and saddened hamsterjill Nov 2016 #21

They desperately want to bring back the 50's with hack pseudo doctors and back alley coat hanger RKP5637 Nov 2016 #35

Yeppers, they do. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #48

They parrot material with no brain engaged. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #50

It sounds like the mother is expected to pay for it too! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #22

You know how much it is going to cost to have a miscarriage? LeftInTX Nov 2016 #23

If you cremate Lithos Nov 2016 #33

I don't think they would allow a mass cremation. LeftInTX Nov 2016 #45

Hmmm Lithos Nov 2016 #47

What about the places where bodies are left to deteriorate and return to nature. hamsterjill Nov 2016 #54

hmmm Lithos Nov 2016 #57

Green cemeteries - but I think most of the bodies are buried csziggy Nov 2016 #83

Actually, the photographer Sally Mann photographed that place womanofthehills Nov 2016 #89

Since Texas has .. cannabis_flower Nov 2016 #65

honestly that is crazy. barbtries Nov 2016 #28

Power and control, male authoritarian christian rule, as well as hatred for women. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #32

well, yeah, of course, barbtries Nov 2016 #43

I doubt it, been the sos for a long time. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #46

The law does not apply to miscarriages. alfredo Nov 2016 #29

The OP says it includes miscarriage womanofthehills Nov 2016 #49

Read post #67 alfredo Nov 2016 #80

the article says it covers miscarriages. Justice Nov 2016 #59

The Washington Post has better information: Demit Nov 2016 #67

Read post #67 alfredo Nov 2016 #79

In which God is the abortionist.....n/t HAB911 Nov 2016 #90

Lock him up! alfredo Nov 2016 #92

I think going forward there is going to be a very significant graphical divide in the US, like two RKP5637 Nov 2016 #31

Same here HAB911 Nov 2016 #37

Yep, my list of safe states gets slimmer all the time. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #52

I feel the same way kimbutgar Nov 2016 #74

I've driven cross country a few times. I'm always careful. Some of the small towns have some real RKP5637 Nov 2016 #84

Are they doing it for bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #34

Tell them this makes more "democrat" voters in the graveyard..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #38

Unbelievable Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #40

Geez, Reeps really hate women! ananda Nov 2016 #42

Great! azureblue Nov 2016 #44

so will there be investigations KT2000 Nov 2016 #51

medical waste is supposed to be incinerated Warpy Nov 2016 #53

We can see what's coming. HassleCat Nov 2016 #55

Funeral homes should refuse to cooperate OldRedneck Nov 2016 #60

Now why would any woman vote R? Botany Nov 2016 #61

weirdly worded law, incineration yes but never this- "grinding up and discharging to a sewer system" Sunlei Nov 2016 #62

Fucking bastards. lark Nov 2016 #63

A miscarriage is an abortion keithbvadu2 Nov 2016 #66

Fight back The Jungle 1 Nov 2016 #69

It's time for Texas to become it's own country and leave the US Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #70

So what happens if a woman goes to another state and gets an abortion? kimbutgar Nov 2016 #72

... Solly Mack Nov 2016 #75

I'd suggest sending them to the REPUBLICAN caucuses BlueProgressive Nov 2016 #93

Good point Solly Mack Nov 2016 #96

Sounds like a gift to the mortuary lobby nt doc03 Nov 2016 #81

This is fking Bullshit! Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2016 #82

The stupid - it burns jpak Nov 2016 #86

Time Reversal Megahurtz Nov 2016 #87

Well, that didn't take long. Hugin Nov 2016 #88

The law exempts women who abort or miscarry at home HAB911 Nov 2016 #91

This seems just another attempt to regulate to death BlueProgressive Nov 2016 #94

So someone should set up a donation, cremation, funeral greymattermom Nov 2016 #95

Satanists Say Texas Rule for Aborted Fetuses Violates Their Religious Beliefs HAB911 Dec 2016 #97

If I get the chance to assist someone in breaking these rules, I shall do so. Paladin Dec 2016 #98