The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a new complaint against Ohio over a state law that, among other things, requires the proper cremation or burial of aborted babies’ remains.

Last Friday, the national ACLU, its Ohio chapter, and Planned Parenthood filed for a second preliminary injunction against the law on behalf of five abortion clinics in the state.

The second injunction request comes after the plaintiffs received a temporary injunction against the law last April; at present, the clinics have until next month to comply with the law.

Freda Levenson, legal director for the ACLU of Ohio, said in a statement released Friday that she believed the law would have “a devastating impact on the ability of patients to have autonomy over their own lives.”… (Excerpts from the Christian Post)

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