Utah will stop renewing and issuing licenses for abortion clinics starting May 2, and will completely outlaw them in January 2024.
Planned Parenthood said its “exploring all options to preserve access to abortion in Utah” before the new law goes into effect in early May.
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee’s, R-Clearfield, HB467, was among the more controversial bills passed this legislative session. It passed out of both the Utah House and the Senate along party lines. Cox’s approval of the bill was expected. He called the bill a “cleanup” of the trigger ban at a February news conference, saying he supports it, and told reporters on the last day of the legislative session he would sign it. Some of that cleanup included clarifying the definition of abortion and when a doctor can legally perform an abortion under the exceptions.
When asked by The Tribune earlier this month if there is anything he doesn’t like about the lengthy bill, he said, “It doesn’t matter. I’ll be signing the bill.” Some health care providers testified during committee hearings that many insurance plans don’t cover abortions — no matter the reason — and that out-of-pocket costs in a hospital can reach as much as $25,000, while they’re a fraction of that in abortion clinics.
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