Overview
- The Hessian parliament will hold a plenary debate on June 25 to discuss the proposed changes to the state’s funeral and burial law.
- The proposal grants all bereaved parents the right to individually bury their stillborn children regardless of fetal weight or gestational age.
- It mandates hospitals and birthing centers to inform families of their burial choices following a stillbirth or late miscarriage.
- The bill restricts secondary postmortem examinations to doctors in forensic medicine departments or municipal health authorities.
- If adopted, the law will take effect following a public hearing after its first reading and remain valid until December 2032.