Amended Senate Bill No. 27 Summary

• Requires pregnant women undergoing surgical abortion to receive notification of their right to determine final disposition of fetal remains by cremation or interment and to select the location for disposition.

• Mandates abortion facilities pay for and arrange cremation or interment of fetal remains unless the woman selects an alternative location, in which case she bears the cost.

• Requires abortion facilities to maintain written policies, documentation, and evidentiary records regarding disposition of fetal remains, and to document the woman's disposition determination in her medical record.

• Makes failure to comply with disposition requirements a first-degree misdemeanor and provides liability protections for crematory operators and burial personnel acting in good faith compliance with proper documentation.

• Prohibits enforcement of disposition requirements until the Director of Health adopts implementing rules within 90 days after the bill's effective date.