Utah’s bill on fetal remains highlights abortion battle lines

Abortion opponents are pushing the state to mandate that health providers cremate or bury fetal tissue after a pregnancy termination or miscarriage, saying the remains deserve “dignity and respect” instead of being discarded with medical waste.Restrictions already on the books in the conservative state and ongoing negotiations around the controversial bill make it unclear how greatly the proposal will alter the process for handling fetal tissue after an abortion. But critics say the