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Utah Senate approves amended abortion law language after heated debate
Summary
First substitute HB90, which revises definitions and penalties related to late-term abortions, passed the Utah Senate Feb. 18 after extensive floor debate about constitutional risk, medical standards and criminal penalties; the bill was returned to the House (21-4, 4 absent).
The Utah Senate on Feb. 18 approved first substitute House Bill 90, a package of amendments to state abortion law that includes new language defining viability and criminal penalties for illegal abortions.
Sponsor Senator Bramble told colleagues the bill removes an unconstitutional hospital-only requirement for procedures beyond 90 days of pregnancy and clarifies when an abortion may be performed if the unborn child is not viable or to avert the woman's death. The…
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