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Utah House reopens debate on bill barring public funding for abortion amid heated amendments
Summary
The House brought back a third substitute to Senate Bill 68 to prohibit state and local public funds from paying for induced abortions, sparking extended floor debate over narrow medical exceptions and several failed and proposed amendments; a major amendment narrowly failed on a 35–39 recorded vote and the chamber adjourned with remaining issues unresolved.
The Utah House of Representatives returned Senate Bill 68 to the floor on a third substitute that would bar public funds of the state, its institutions, and political subdivisions from paying for induced abortions except in specified circumstances.
Sponsors said the third substitute preserves the original bill's substance while cleaning up language after consultation with the governor's office. Representative Philpott moved the substitution and described revisions to the bill's structure and the restoration of language addressing "repercussion" and other definitions.
The session then moved to extended…
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