The latest updates after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Utah’s Abortion Ban Takes Effect
Utah’s abortion ban has gone into effect, triggered by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The move came Friday evening after the legislature’s general counsel certified that the state’s 2020 trigger law met legal requirements.
The ban contains narrow exceptions for rape and incest if those crimes are reported to law enforcement, and for serious risk to the life or health of the mother, as well as confirmed lethal birth defects.
Legislative leaders said they had no plans to expand restrictions on abortion until they better understood the effects of Utah’s law….
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