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It's time for Congress to act on this matter. They should do something like this:

Legislation Details

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State: Federal
Bill Number: S.121
Sponsor: Sen. Choy (D-AK)
Last sponsor date: Apr. 08, 2005

Official Title as Introduced: "To ensure that the right of an individual to move on to the hereafter according to his or her own religious belifs or lack thereof free from the intervention of misguided religious zealots."

Summary
4/4/2005--Introduced. Freedom from Tortious Baptism Act of 2005 - States that a deceased person who is Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Taoist, Buddhist, Baha'i, Sikh, Atheist, Pagan, Agnostic, Scientologist, Religiously Confused or Otherwise Undecided, Jain, or any other faith or lack of faith other than Mormon, may be free from unauthorized post-death baptism by Mormons. States that nothing in this act shall be considered to permit any Mormon to baptize anyone living or deceased who has not expressly consented to be so baptized or in any manner that is inconsistent with: (1) Federal law or any rule or custom pertaining to the proper procedures for consensual baptism; or (2) any reasonable restrictions promulgated by individual states pertaining to the time, place, or manner of conducting consensual baptism on willing adults or children with the consent of said children's parents. Prohibits sale or disclosure of death records by an individual or institution to a non-relative of the deceased who does not have a viable non-baptismal interest in said records. Prohibits a hospital, funeral home, mortuary or other institution from releasing personally identifiable information to unrelated Mormons. Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to make limitations on the transferability and to increase confidentiality of death records and information related to the deceased's religious beliefs or lack thereof. Sets forth a scheme for awarding compensatory and punitive damages as a result of a tortious baptism performed on a deceased family member.

Sponsor/Co-sponsor(s) 48

Apr. 09, 2005 Referred to the Senate Committee of the Judiciary.