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Comment: Along with the killing of children born alive after “failed abortion,” the trade in human body parts reminds us of past events in Western history we thought that we had left behind. This section is an affirmation of the dignity of the body and of the deceased. Ohio prohibits the same practice under O.R.C. 2919.14. 16. 503.35 HUMANE DISPOSAL OF HUMAN REMAINS Any person who shall perform or induce a pregnancy termination upon a pregnant woman shall ensure that the remains of the unborn child are disposed of in a humane and sanitary manner. Comment: As the philosopher John Finnis noted, every human society treats the bodies of the dead in a different way from garbage. This section affirms that truth. Ohio Admin. Code 3701.47.05 treats the same subject. Recently, in the case of Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, the Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s law on humane disposal of fetal remains. 17. 503.36 FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. (a) No hospital, public or private, hospital director or governing board of a public or private hospital within the City is required to permit pregnancy terminations to be performed in such hospital. Refusal to permit a pregnancy termination is not groundsfor civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action. (b) No person may be required to perform or participate in medical procedures which result in an abortion. Such procedures which result in an abortion shall include those in preparation for the termination, those involving aftercare of the pregnant woman, and any other procedure involved in the pregnancy procedure. Refusal to perform or participate in such medical procedures resulting in pregnancy termination is not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for disciplinary or other recriminatory action. Comment: There can by no greater liberty to the individual than the ability to follow his or her own conscience and not be complicit in an action that he reasons to be of the deepest immorality. That freedom is what separates us from the totalitarian state. It is what gives us heroes such as St. Thomas More (“When a man takes an oath, he holds his own soul in his hands”), or Abraham Lincoln (“As I would not be a slave, so would I not be a master”). The state of Ohio agrees. O.R.C. 4731.91. 18. 503.37 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this chapter are declared severable. 10