I agree with half of this bill. Let me explain why while putting my stance on abortion aside for a minute.

I have seen on Facebook an outrage with this bill, and I can see why. A wide range of feminism seems to bubble up as a result of this bill.

For those of you who think any and all abortion should be legal, regardless of reasons:

We (we as in everyone, not just pro-choice advocates) have to be careful here. We cannot by any means deem one kind of oppression over another. By saying it is okay for someone to abort a child due to it's genetic characteristics because it is the mother's choice may be suitable for the fight against sexism, but extremely harmful for the fight against disablism. If we are to say that the rights of women are more important than the rights of someone (born or unborn) of a disabled being, we are acting in contrast to the foundations of feminism: equality.

For those of you who support the other half of the bill, containing the "fetus funeral", per say:

We (as in everyone, again) have to consider the whole picture. Most women don't get an abortion because they "feel like it." Most women get abortions because they will be disowned, broken up with, left alone, or maybe they don't have any money, live in a bad situation, etc. In my opinion, women don't freely choose abortion, most are pressured into it through pregnancy stigma as well as single mother stigma. To make anyone, who has done what she/he/they think is the best (or her only) option, pay for a cremation and funeral is... dare I say... petty? Why, also, is the government micromanaging this process?

Christians: The love of Christ is not shown through punishment, humiliation, and forced Biblical behavior. I am 100% pro-life, but this part of the Bill is, (again) in my opinion, PETTY. We need to love our sisters, not cause them any more emotional or psychological stress than what has already been put in place. We need to love our neighbors, whether they agree, disagree, perform the operations or hold picket signs.

Everyone: Although these are my arguments, it is not my main point. WE ARE ALL FOCUSING ON THE WRONG THING.

Everyone is so focused on whether abortion is legal or illegal, and NO ONE, it seems, is focusing on the true issues behind and in front of the procedure of abortion. Legal or illegal, women will have abortions. Instead of focusing on the act, why don't we focus on the reason? Being pregnant and single gives you a lot of judgment and very few options. Instead of passing bills and laws for or against abortion, why don't we pass bills and laws that are just simply for women? If they need a support system, lets give them a support system. If they need funds, lets give them funds. If they need love (and, boy, do they need love), let's give them love. We'd rather pay a middle class family $10,000+ in tax breaks per year to adopt a child, instead of aiding the mother an extra $2,000 per year she needs to support that child.

After the abortion, women need love, support, and guidance. After the birth, women need love, support, guidance... help. Especially single mothers. When a woman makes 30-50 cents (depending on her race), less than a man, it's hard to support a child. When a woman can't find a job because no one wants to keep giving days off to a woman with a sick, disabled, or newborn child, it's hard to support a child.

Now I know that these funeral measures are for treating the fetus like, well, a human, as well as preventing the tissues to be sold on the black market. But these funerals can cost from probably $250 to $400 or more. I get the gesture, and I can appreciate it, but it just doesn't sit right with me.

Although I am against abortion, I am 100% for women. I think we need to reconsider how we are fighting this battle to where we aren't punishing people for something that's legal and decided by free will--something God gives us all, yes? God's glory comes from people deciding to give Him glory on their own free will, so why are we using law and moral, Biblical standards to "make" people Biblically correct? Christianity is not about following rules and if you think it is, I suggest reading Galatians. I understand the concept, but there's a better way to fight, I believe.

Besides, the government should be a representative of the people, not micro-managing our every moral standard. They, in my opinion, have too many fingers in our personal lives.

Conclusion: Regardless of my stance on abortion, let's not be petty and, instead, revert our focus back to what we're fighting for: equality. Women need a better chance at success (in many aspects) and disabled people deserve a better chance at life in general. Women are important and the situation demands attention, but we also have to think about what is best for the community, the society, the people, and the world. If an abortion should be a woman's right, but it also interferes with another type of oppression, we have to then consider what is good for all. That's how we will find equality--by not putting our rights before someone else's, but fighting for the community as a whole and not just as individual groups (not to say there isn't a time or place for that). Individual groups matter, but sometimes we have to think of the whole. This is one of those times.