14th Amendment Document With Abortion In Salt Lake
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Both medication and procedural (ie, surgical) abortions are legal in Utah up to 18 weeks of pregnancy. The decision on which method to use usually depends on how far along the pregnancy is.
A separate state law passed last year also allows abortions up to 18 weeks of pregnancy in cases of rape or incest. Utah lawmakers passed the trigger law — one of the most restrictive in the nation — in 2020 to automatically ban most abortions should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
This decision means that abortion remains legal in Utah up to 18 weeks of pregnancy. The ban, which initially passed in 2020 and took effect in 2022 after the Dobbs decision, seeks to outlaw abortion in Utah at any point in pregnancy — with only extremely limited exceptions — and to criminalize health care providers.
If you're 18 weeks, 0 days pregnant or less, it is legal for you to get an abortion in Utah. Although Utah bans abortion after 18 weeks, 0 days, many providers stop offering abortion earlier in pregnancy. If you are under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must give you permission to get an abortion.
Informed consent requirements for abortion -- 72-hour wait mandatory -- Exceptions. the provisions of this section. a copy of the form described in Subsection 26B-2-232(3)(a)(i) regarding the disposition of the aborted fetus.
Subject to Subsection (3), at least 24 hours before a physician performs an abortion on a minor, the physician shall notify a parent or guardian of the minor that the minor intends to have an abortion.
Informed consent requirements for abortion -- 72-hour wait mandatory -- Exceptions. 76-7-305. Informed consent requirements for abortion -- 72-hour wait mandatory -- Exceptions.
This decision means that abortion remains legal in Utah up to 18 weeks of pregnancy. The ban, which initially passed in 2020 and took effect in 2022 after the Dobbs decision, seeks to outlaw abortion in Utah at any point in pregnancy — with only extremely limited exceptions — and to criminalize health care providers.
