News | Alliance for a Better Utah

Utah bill would impose a pre-abortion ultrasound requirement

Better Utah in the News, Equality, Healthcare, Issues, News / Better Utah

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Women in Utah would have to undergo an ultrasound as a prerequisite to an abortion under a bill unveiled Wednesday in the Legislature.Moreover, the physician or technician performing the ultrasound would have to describe “the presence and location of each unborn child in the uterus,” display the images so that a […]

Utah bill would impose a pre-abortion ultrasound requirement Read More »

Press Release: Better Utah responds to Christiansen’s ultrasound bill

1 Comment / 2020 Bills, Better Utah on the Hill, Blog, Healthcare, Issues, News, Press Releases / Better Utah

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, Representative Steve Christiansen’s ultrasound bill was numbered. The bill, H.B. 364 Abortion Revisions, would mandate that a physician give a woman an ultrasound, describe the images produced by the ultrasound, and make the cardiac rhythm audible if possible. The bill includes a

Press Release: Better Utah responds to Christiansen’s ultrasound bill Read More »

Utah legislature won’t consider bills to censure or recall Romney

Accountability/Transparency, Better Utah in the News, Issues, News / Better Utah

This article originally appeared in The Hill. Read it in its entirety here. Utah lawmakers will not consider measures to censure or recall Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) after he was the only Republican senator to vote to convict President Trump on one of two articles of impeachment earlier this month. Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson (R) said that following a closed caucus meeting, Republican lawmakers had determined they would not

Utah legislature won’t consider bills to censure or recall Romney Read More »

Press Release: Utah citation honoring Trump show state leaders afraid of a bully

2020 Bills, Accountability/Transparency, Better Utah on the Hill, Blog, Issues, News, Press Releases / Better Utah

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Following Sen. Romney’s vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power, Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson and Senate President Stuart Adams have told press they plan to issue a joint citation praising President Donald Trump thanking him “for his

Press Release: Utah citation honoring Trump show state leaders afraid of a bully Read More »

Utah House passes congressional vacancy bill over objections of Democrats

Accountability/Transparency, Better Utah in the News, Issues, News / Better Utah

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A hard-won compromise over filling congressional vacancies in Utah took another step forward Tuesday, earning passage through the House of Representatives on a party-line vote. The proposal seeks to resolve years of bickering that began in 2017 with the resignation of former Rep. Jason Chaffetz. The state law was largely silent on

Utah House passes congressional vacancy bill over objections of Democrats Read More »

Better Utah statement on Sen. Bramble’s abortion bill

2020 Bills, Better Utah on the Hill, Blog, Issues, News, Press Releases / Better Utah

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, SB 67 2nd Sub, Disposition of Fetal Remains, passed the Utah Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Bramble and Representative Lisonbee, would require a woman who has an abortion or a miscarriage in a medical facility to decide what to do with

Better Utah statement on Sen. Bramble’s abortion bill Read More »

Utah Senate votes to require burial or cremation of fetal remains

Better Utah in the News, Equality, Healthcare, Issues, News / Better Utah

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Members of the Utah Senate gave an early vote of support on Monday to a bill that requires health care providers to either bury or cremate the remains of an abortion or miscarriage. Bill sponsor Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, said the bill is meant to ensure that the bodies of unborn children

Utah Senate votes to require burial or cremation of fetal remains Read More »

Sen. Mitt Romney has incurred wrath, won hearts for his vote to convict Donald Trump

Better Utah in the News, News / Better Utah

This story first appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. You can find it in its entirety here. “Senator Romney honored a sacred oath today, and he should be praised for his patriotism and showing the country and the world what it means to be a Utahn.” — Alliance for a Better Utah This story first appeared in

Sen. Mitt Romney has incurred wrath, won hearts for his vote to convict Donald Trump Read More »

Press Release: Senator Romney: A man of integrity

Accountability/Transparency, Issues, News, Press Releases / Better Utah

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Following the news that Senator Romney plans to vote to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial, Chase Thomas, executive director of Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “With his decision to convict the President today, Senator Romney truly

Press Release: Senator Romney: A man of integrity Read More »

Bill regulating fetal remains approved by Utah legislative panel

2020 Bills, Better Utah in the News, Better Utah on the Hill, Healthcare, Issues, News / Better Utah

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A bill requiring health care providers to either bury or cremate the fetal remains of an abortion or miscarriage, and allowing mothers to choose between those options, earned committee approval on Friday. Members of the Senate Health and Human Services

Bill regulating fetal remains approved by Utah legislative panel Read More »