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House approves Senate Bill 60, instituting 24-hour waiting period and informed-consent provisions
Summary
After floor amendments and several hours of debate, the Utah House passed Senate Bill 60 (abortion act revision) 65–5, adding a 24-hour waiting period and informed-consent requirements the sponsor said mirror the U.S. Supreme Court's Casey ruling.
The Utah House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 60 on Feb. 17, 1993, sending the measure back to the Senate for consideration of House amendments. The vote was 65 in favor and 5 opposed.
Representative Olsen, the bill sponsor on the floor, said the measure was drafted to reflect the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey and described three central elements: a requirement that the physician or referring physician orally inform a woman at least 24 hours before an abortion about the nature of the…
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