UK Hospitals Incinerate Aborted, Miscarried Babies for Heat

HOLDEN When your baby ░░░░░░░░ remains are incinerated they ░░░░░░░░ up in places like ░░░░░░░░ a hospital incinerator where ░░░░░░░░ clinical waste is burnt ░░░░░░░░ 1 I felt like ░░░░░░░░ baby had just been ░░░░░░░░ from me HOLDEN So ░░░░░░░░ had no right at ░░░░░░░░ over what happened UNKOWN ░░░░░░░░ No HOLDEN They didn ░░░░░░░░ give you any kind ░░░░░░░░ option UNKOWN 1 No ░░░░░░░░ 2 The idea of ░░░░░░░░ baby going into a ░░░░░░░░ incinerator that s used ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ s waste and bed ░░░░░░░░ and whatever else it ░░░░░░░░ shows the lack of ░░░░░░░░ HOLDEN Both hospitals told ░░░░░░░░ they adhere to best ░░░░░░░░ in relation to the ░░░░░░░░ of fetal remains supporting ░░░░░░░░ who ve experienced loss ░░░░░░░░ helping them make informed ░░░░░░░░ Incinerating the remains of ░░░░░░░░ is completely banned in ░░░░░░░░ It s not illegal ░░░░░░░░ of the border but ░░░░░░░░ guidelines introduced 12 years ░░░░░░░░ are followed by most ░░░░░░░░ They stipulate that foetal ░░░░░░░░ should be disposed of ░░░░░░░░ The Royal College of ░░░░░░░░ guidelines are endorsed by ░░░░░░░░ Human Tissue Authority This ░░░░░░░░ chaired the committee which ░░░░░░░░ them WHITTON It is ░░░░░░░░ that all fetal remains ░░░░░░░░ disposed of in a ░░░░░░░░ manner because they all ░░░░░░░░ the potential to become ░░░░░░░░ human life You can ░░░░░░░░ have a cut off ░░░░░░░░ where that s important ░░░░░░░░ that s not important ░░░░░░░░ you can t say ░░░░░░░░ 16 or 20 weeks ░░░░░░░░ suddenly everything changes Incineration ░░░░░░░░ not an option Incineration ░░░░░░░░ putting in an incinerator ░░░░░░░░ clinical waste which is ░░░░░░░░ dressings swabs things like ░░░░░░░░ And parents would be ░░░░░░░░ to think that s ░░░░░░░░ way the fetal remains ░░░░░░░░ been disposed of HOLDEN ░░░░░░░░ knew from the mothers ░░░░░░░░ had spoken to that ░░░░░░░░ was taking place in ░░░░░░░░ hospitals But we discovered ░░░░░░░░ were far from isolated ░░░░░░░░ Using the Freedom of ░░░░░░░░ Act we carried out ░░░░░░░░ biggest survey into this ░░░░░░░░ ever conducted amongst hospital ░░░░░░░░ The results are absolutely ░░░░░░░░ 27 trusts one in ░░░░░░░░ said that they re ░░░░░░░░ incinerating foetal remains more ░░░░░░░░ 15 000 in the ░░░░░░░░ two years alone Some ░░░░░░░░ them gave us more ░░░░░░░░ 10 trusts confirmed they ░░░░░░░░ those fetal remains as ░░░░░░░░ waste But 12 others ░░░░░░░░ they carry out sensitive ░░░░░░░░ burning fetal remains at ░░░░░░░░ different time from clinical ░░░░░░░░ but in the same ░░░░░░░░ WHITTON To say that ░░░░░░░░ are incinerating sensitively is ░░░░░░░░ abiding by the guidelines ░░░░░░░░ all There s no ░░░░░░░░ way of shutting down ░░░░░░░░ incinerator to turn it ░░░░░░░░ just for the fetal ░░░░░░░░ Incineration is not a ░░░░░░░░ process and no trusts ░░░░░░░░ be doing that in ░░░░░░░░ 2014 HOLDEN And some ░░░░░░░░ seems terribly insensitive Take ░░░░░░░░ s Hospital in Cambridge ░░░░░░░░ s heated by clinical ░░░░░░░░ burnt here in this ░░░░░░░░ plant That waste includes ░░░░░░░░ remains of miscarried babies ░░░░░░░░ That s appalling I ░░░░░░░░ t begin to imagine ░░░░░░░░ in this day and ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully we will ban ░░░░░░░░ incineration of any fetal ░░░░░░░░ in the near future ░░░░░░░░ We ve discovered in ░░░░░░░░ waste to energy plant ░░░░░░░░ Addenbrooke s almost 800 ░░░░░░░░ of fetal remains have ░░░░░░░░ incinerated over the past ░░░░░░░░ years But if you ░░░░░░░░ the parents of one ░░░░░░░░ those babies you wouldn ░░░░░░░░ know that from the ░░░░░░░░ s paperwork This is ░░░░░░░░ form which Addenbrooke s ░░░░░░░░ to parents after pregnancy ░░░░░░░░ It does not mention ░░░░░░░░ It says Foetal remains ░░░░░░░░ 13 weeks gestation are ░░░░░░░░ within the hospital WHITTON ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t mislead parents ░░░░░░░░ and incineration aren t ░░░░░░░░ And they can t ░░░░░░░░ inform parents that they ░░░░░░░░ cremating the remains if ░░░░░░░░ are incinerating them HOLDEN ░░░░░░░░ Cambridge University Hospitals Trust ░░░░░░░░ Dispatches that arrangements to ░░░░░░░░ of fetal tissue comply ░░░░░░░░ recommendations of the Royal ░░░░░░░░ of Nursing and the ░░░░░░░░ Tissue Authority Health professionals ░░░░░░░░ the options with patients ░░░░░░░░ and sensitively both verbally ░░░░░░░░ in writing Parents are ░░░░░░░░ exactly the same choice ░░░░░░░░ the disposal of fetal ░░░░░░░░ as for a stillborn ░░░░░░░░ and their personal wishes ░░░░░░░░ respected.’”