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House approves bill prohibiting use of state funds for abortions
Summary
The Utah House passed a measure to prohibit state funding for abortions after debate and a successful motion to end further debate; supporters framed it as a funding restriction, not a ban on abortion itself. The bill passed 57-13 and returns to the Senate.
Representative Phil Pott urged the House to adopt the third substitute to Senate Bill 68, saying the measure “is only dealing with a prohibition of public funding for abortions,” and is not a challenge to the legality of abortion itself.
Pott cited precedent and court decisions in arguing the state may limit its own funding for abortion services. He noted…
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