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Utah Senate passes ban on partial‑birth abortion after rejecting health‑exception amendment
Summary
The Utah Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 69 on Jan. 23, 2004, by roll call after rejecting a proposed health‑of‑the‑mother amendment. Sponsors argued the measure aligns with federal legislation; opponents raised fiscal and constitutional concerns about litigation costs.
The Utah Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 69, a measure that would ban a procedure described in debate as a ‘‘partial‑birth abortion,’’ after rejecting an amendment that would have added a health‑of‑the‑mother exception.
Senator Gregory S. Bramble, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the substitute language aligns with federal draft legislation and argued Utah could join federal litigation if the bill is challenged. "This bill prohibits that child from being, killed," he said in floor remarks urging passage and invoking…
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