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Senate passes parental-notification and consent measure for minors after prolonged debate
Summary
After hours of amendments and argument, the Utah Senate passed the first substitute to House Bill 85 — a parental-notification and consent statute for abortions involving minors — sending the bill back to the House with Senate amendments (28 yes, 1 nay).
The Utah Senate approved the first substitute to House Bill 85 — a measure on parental notification and consent for abortions involving minors — following hours of debate, amendments and a series of roll-call votes.
Senator Peterson, the Senate sponsor, opened general debate and framed the measure as carefully crafted to conform to judicial standards. Multiple senators offered amendments, including Senator Aaron (an internal-consistency amendment described as recommended by local counsel) and Senator McCoy (an amendment narrowing a notification…
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