With HB256, Rep. Stephanie Gricius wants to allow pregnant drivers access to HOV lanes on Utah highways. It's a bill that she said she decided to run after an 'off-handed comment' about how difficult pregnancy can be.
So with other expectant mothers in mind, the Eagle Mountain Republican is sponsoring a bill that she hopes will help them save time while also recognizing a fetus as a separate person., Gricius wants to allow pregnant drivers access to HOV lanes on Utah highways. It's a bill that she said she decided to run after an "off-handed comment" about how difficult pregnancy can be.Roe v.
One Democrat and two Republicans voted against the bill — Reps. Brett Garner, D-West Valley; Jeffrey Stenquist, R-Draper; and Douglas Welton, R-Payson. "We trust our officers on a regular basis to make judgment calls on much more important issues than a carpooling violation," Gricius said. "In any other circumstances, an unlicensed driver could be a second occupant in that. That does not reduce emissions," Gricius said, referring to the goal of the carpool lane. The bill, she said, only clarifies that an unborn child counts as another person.
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