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A Utah lawmaker is pushing to ban abortions after 15 weeks, and, yes, she expects it would draw a
A Utah lawmaker is pushing to ban abortions after 15 weeks, and, yes, she expects it would draw a legal challengeA Utah representative has introduced a bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, a law that would be among the most restrictive in the nation.
The state’s existing law allows abortions up until a fetus is viable outside the womb, or well into the second trimester. By that point, Rep. Cheryl Acton argues, an abortion can cause greater physical and emotional trauma to a woman. It can also involve a surgical procedure — called dilation and evacuation — that she finds objectionable.
"It shocks the conscience for me, the second trimester abortions, and for a lot of people," Acton, R-West Jordan, said.
Her bill would carve out exceptions to the 15-week abortion limit for cases of rape or incest, if the life of the mother is at stake or if the fetus has a lethal defect.
Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/01/17/utah-lawmaker-wants-her/