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For Immediate Release: August 1, 2024
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Utah Life at Conception Law Would Protect 3,129 Lives Annually

 Salt Lake City, Utah – Unborn children in Utah will remain largely unprotected as the state Supreme Court deliberates on Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the life at conception law. This morning the court upheld a lower court’s decision to block the state’s pro-life law from taking effect while the case continues.

SBA Pro-Life America State Policy Director Katie Daniel shared her reaction:

“Lives will continue to be taken by abortion with the delay of Utah’s pro-life law. It’s hard to fathom that unborn children who have heartbeats, who smile and suck their thumbs, and who feel pain can still be aborted in Utah. Utah is a pro-life state that values babies in the womb and their mothers. While 21 states have laws in effect protecting life at 15 weeks or sooner, Utah’s law that would protect the lives of more than 3,000 babies annually continues to be blocked.

“We are hopeful that life will win on the merits in this case. This law is the will of the people and it is clear that the unborn deserve protections.”

Utah’s 2020 trigger law that protects life all throughout pregnancy with exceptions including rape, incest, and life of the mother has been enjoined since July of 2022. A 2019 law that limits abortion beyond 18 weeks is currently in place.

 

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is a network of more than one million pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders.

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