'So the state has options': Sponsor of Utah's trigger law proposes amending state constitution
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Utah is one of 13 states that, because the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, has...
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Utah is one of 13 states that, because the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, has a "trigger law" that would go into effect. It bans abortion, except if the fetus or pregnant woman's health is severely threatened, or if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.Some health and legal experts are struggling to determine what those exceptions actually mean.From a lawyer's perspectiveAs University of Utah law professor, Leslie Francis, read through the trigger law, she had questions.