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Utah House approves abortion‑law amendments after heated debate and amendment
Summary
The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 90, changing criminal penalties tied to illegal abortions and clarifying viability language; the measure survived amendments and close floor argument and will be sent to the Senate.
Representative Paul Ray, sponsor of first substitute House Bill 90, told the House the measure’s purpose is to align fetal‑homicide penalties with other homicide statutes and to clarify viability using language he said comes from the U.S. Supreme Court.
“This bill is not about redefining abortion,” Representative Paul Ray said, arguing the legislation only changes the criminal penalty for illegal abortions and clarifies when viability attaches. He said the change is meant to ‘‘bring the criminal code up to match what all the other criminal codes are.’’
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