Church plans to bury fetal remains from abortions collected without aborti

[Judi Lynn]

Church plans to bury fetal remains from abortions collected without abortion clinic's knowledge

Friday, January 21, 2005



(01-21) 04:17 PST BOULDER, Colo. (AP) --

A Roman Catholic church plans to bury the ashes of up to 1,000 aborted fetuses Sunday to mark the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, prompting scathing criticism from family planning groups.

Boulder Abortion Clinic director Dr. Warren Hern, who had no idea the mortuary working with his clinic had been sending ashes to Sacred Heart of Mary Church, said the decision was "a cynical exploitation of private grief for political purposes."

Chuck Myers, the director of Crist Mortuary, has an agreement with the clinic to collect and cremate tissue and had been giving the ashes to the church since 2001. Myers also delivered ashes to the parish for three years in the mid-1990s while working as a funeral home director, said parish volunteer Susan LaVelle.

"What was going to happen to those ashes if we didn't pick them up? Would they be thrown away? I hope my words would never harm someone. My message is one of healing," LaVelle told The Denver Post in Friday's editions.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/21/national0717EST0463.DTL

[UL_Approved]

1. That is illegal

There should be laws about funerals and such if they want to have a burial. This could draw criminal legal action against that church.

[sniffa]

2. that day, * wiLL aLso have his annuaL day of prayer

that's just kinda weird. why not empty your car's ashtray and hoLd a ceremony.

[Moderator]

3. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1170220