SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Utah are pushing several measures targeting abortions as other states also look to put more restrictions on the procedure. Legislation that would make biological fathers responsible for paying half of the mother’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs passed a House committee Wednesday. Republican Rep. Brady Brammer, the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abortion clinics would be required to cremate fetal remains and women would have to get an ultrasound before the procedure under proposals that passed the Utah House this week, over objections that the new rules would erode access to abortion. The ultrasound bill would require […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah bill that would require doctors to show a woman an ultrasound before performing an abortion passed a House committee vote. The passage through the Judiciary Committee Tuesday moves the measure to the full House. The bill proposed by Republican Rep. Steve Christiansen would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake County Republican Party has elected a replacement for a Utah state representative who resigned from the Legislature to join the private sector. The Deseret News reported Steve Christiansen is expected to be sworn into the Utah House of Representatives Monday. Christiansen will represent District […]
