Bill regulating fetal remains approved by Utah legislative panel

A bill requiring health care providers to either bury or cremate the fetal remains of an abortion or miscarriage, and allowing mothers to choose between those options, earned committee approval on Friday.Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 4-2 along partisan lines to advance the bill to the full Senate.Bill sponsor Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, said the bill is intended to ensure that fetal remains are treated with dignity and respect, and to provide additional options