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Utah House approves measure letting mothers seek half of pregnancy‑related medical costs from biological fathers
Summary
The House passed the third‑substitute of HB113 after extended debate about enforcement through the Office of Recovery Services and potential unintended incentives; sponsor Rep. Brammer framed it as increasing paternal responsibility while opponents warned it could create coercive financial pressures on pregnant women.
Representative Brad R. Brammer, sponsor of House Bill 113, told the House that the third substitute of his measure "seeks to be pro life without being anti‑abortion" and aims to make fathers more accountable for pregnancy‑related medical costs by allowing mothers to seek collection after birth through the Office of Recovery Services (ORS).
Supporters said the change clarifies and streamlines an existing civil remedy and will help defray medical expenses that fall on mothers. "These shared costs…are a small…
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