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§ 194.378 — Final disposition of fetal remains, mother has right to determine.

Missouri § 194.378
JurisdictionMissouri
Title XIIPUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Ch. 194Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.378 (2026).

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In every instance of fetal death, the mother has the right to determine the final disposition of the remains of the fetus , regardless of the duration of the pregnancy.  The mother may choose any means of final disposition authorized by law or by the director of the department of health and senior services.

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Legislative History

(L. 2004 H.B. 1136)

Nearby Sections

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§ 194.005
Death, legal definition.
§ 194.010
Shipment by common carrier, rules.
§ 194.105
Disinterment for transport to location outside original cemetery — notice, to whom.
§ 194.115
Autopsy — consent required — penalty for violation — availability of report, to whom.
§ 194.117
Sudden infant death — notification — autopsy by certified child death pathologist required, procedure, release to parents or guardian — cost, how paid — department of health and senior services duties — rules and regulations.
§ 194.119
Right of sepulcher, the right to choose and control final disposition of a dead human body.
§ 194.120
Missouri state anatomical board — members — responsibilities.
§ 194.130
Meetings of board — organization — funds.
§ 194.140
Acceptance of provisions of this law — bond — prohibited actions and penalties.
§ 194.150
Disposal of paupers' bodies.
§ 194.160
Distribution of bodies.
§ 194.170
Autopsy not to be held, when.
§ 194.180
Penalty for violation.
§ 194.197
Depth at which body is buried may be regulated.
§ 194.200
Disposition of a stillborn child, definitions, duties of hospital, duties of parents, collection of costs, penalties.
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