Utah Governor Signs Three Abortion Bills Into Law
By micro99 at 25 March, 2009, 4:59 pm
Last week Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. sat down for a frenzied bill signing session which resulted in 103 bills including three new abortion state laws.
The 103 bills were part of more than 450 bills passed by the state legislature during its recent session and included three related to abortion issues in the state including a bill which establishes a to assist in the legal costs when state abortion laws are challenged.
In addition, the governor signed a bill that requires physicians to inform women that fetal anesthesia is available and House bill 90 which modifies the definition of viability of a fetus.
Missy Bird, executive director of the Planned Parenthood Action Council, told the Salt Lake Tribune that her group is concerned about HB90, calling the bill “constitutionally suspect.”
“It’s dangerous ground,” she told the paper. “HB90 raises the possibility that a woman would not be able to make those decisions in conjunction with her medical provider.”
According to the Utah branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, HB90 defines viability as the stage in which a fetus has the potential to live outside the womb through either natural or artificial support.
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