A federal judge has again prevented Texas from enacting a controversial abortion regulation that would require all clinics to bury or cremate embryonic tissue from abortions or miscarriages. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which brought the lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of Texas abortion providers, hailed the decision as a victory. Texas health officials have claimed the rule helps to “protect the dignity of the unborn” and enhances public health. Texas abortion providers already comply with the state’s standards for disposing of fetal tissue. “This is about trying to change attitudes toward the fetus and products of conception in order to try and revisit abortion rights.

Source: Huffington Post January 28, 2017 00:16 UTC