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House passes ban on so-called 'partial-birth' abortion after heated debate
Summary
The House passed Second Substitute Senate Bill 69, prohibiting a procedure described as 'partial-birth' abortion, after a prolonged and impassioned floor debate over necessity, medical exceptions and legal exposure; the measure passed 60-11 and will be sent to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives passed Second Substitute Senate Bill 69, a bill that would ban what its supporters described as the "partial-birth" abortion procedure, after an extended and emotional floor debate.
Representative Thompson, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure mirrors recent federal legislation and would make Utah’s law reflect "a ban on this procedure," saying "This is a vote for life or for murder." He framed the bill as allowing only a narrow exception to save a…
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