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House passes HB222 requiring pre‑procedure informational materials and video; 53–15
Summary
After extended debate and failed amendments, the Utah House passed HB222, which requires certain written information and an informational video be provided 24 hours before an abortion; the bill’s constitutionality was heavily disputed on the floor.
Representative Robert H. M. Kilpack introduced House Bill 222, titled the Abortion Act amendments, and the House passed the measure after extended floor debate and recorded vote.
Kilpack, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure would place certain informed‑consent materials ‘‘in writing and in an informational video’’ to be provided 24 hours before the procedure, framed under the U.S. Supreme Court’s Casey standard. He said the content must be ‘‘truthful, non misleading, medically sound, and have the objective of encouraging the woman to choose childbirth over abortion.’’
Opponents repeatedly raised constitutional concerns and the risk of…
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