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Overturning Roe isn’t the way forward

Lauren Simpson October 9, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has once again reignited political debates about the future of Roe v. Wade, with many conservative lawmakers itching to see it overturned. Roe affirms a constitutional right to privacy inherent in the 14th Amendment which protects the right to have

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

Better Utah February 19, 2020

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: LAWMAKERS MUST STOP TRYING TO ELIMINATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION

Katie Matheson June 19, 2019

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2019CONTACT: Katie Matheson | Alliance for a Better Utahkatie@betterutah.org | 845.775.7901 Salt Lake City, UT – This afternoon, state lawmakers spoke at a rally help by Abortion Free Utah, a new radical coalition aiming to undermine the constitutional rights of Utahns. Utah State Senator Dan McCay announced he was

Hundreds rally at Utah Capitol to protest abortion bans in the state and around the country

Clara Robertson June 13, 2019

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. More than 300 people joined a rally at the Utah Capitol on Tuesday as part of a national movement to oppose abortion bans passed by state legislatures attempting to challenge the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. “We

Utah lawmakers tee up a court fight with passage of an 18-week abortion ban

Better Utah March 13, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Republican Utah senators were undaunted by the near-certainty of lawsuits and an uphill battle through the courts as they voted 23-6 along party lines Wednesday evening to ban elective abortions after 18 weeks of fetal development. A bipartisan majority of

House committee OKs 18-week abortion ban opposed by some as ‘arbitrary’, ‘paternalistic’ and likely unconstitutional

Better Utah February 20, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A proposed 18-week cap on legal, elective abortions earned a muted victory in committee Wednesday, with two Republicans joining three Democrats in a 7-5 vote to send the bill to the full Utah House for debate. Freshman Rep. Steve Waldrip, R-Eden, said he philosophically objects to message bills that invite litigation, adding that HB136

Lawmaker who wants to reduce legal abortion window says bill is worth potential legal cost

Better Utah January 16, 2019

This article originally appeared in 2 KUTV. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — When a woman can legally get an abortion in Utah might soon change if one representative gets her way. “It’s sanctioned in Utah that it’s actually legal to dismember a fetus,” says Rep. Cheryl Acton, who represents Utah’s District 43. Currently, the law limits abortions to 20 weeks. Acton’s bill would

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