Signpost - A bit of common sense (The Weber State University Signpost)
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:05:34 GMT
Last week, a bill passed in the Utah Senate and House stirring up one of the most contentious arguments in the nation: abortion. The law was created in response to a 17-year-old girl from Vernal, Utah who paid a man $150 to beat her up to terminate her pregnancy.
Jamaica police investigate doctor accused of performing abortion on 13-year-old (Sun-Sentinel)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:24:27 GMT
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica are investigating a doctor who has been accused of performing an illegal abortion on a 13-year-old girl.
Measure on illegal abortions heads to governor (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:29:26 GMT
The Utah Senate has joined the House in allowing homicide charges against expectant mothers who arrange illegal abortions. The bill responds to a case in which a Vernal woman allegedly paid a man $150 to beat her and cause miscarriage but could not be charged.
Lawmakers’ scrap with feds may impact county (Tooele Transcript-Bulletin)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:37 GMT
Undeterred by the apparent costs of defending a slew of states’ rights legislation, state lawmakers have gone gunning for the federal government with several bills that could have a broad impact on Tooele County.
Guv signs revised abortion bill (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:14:16 GMT
Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law Monday a bill that would allow a woman who arranges an illegal abortion to be charged with criminal homicide. The new law is in response to a case last year where a 17-year-old pregnant girl paid a man $150 to beat her in hopes of inducing a miscarriage.
Utah Legislature: House and Senate pass abortion measure (Deseret News)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:27:11 GMT
A pregnant woman in Utah who intentionally causes the death of her fetus outside legal medical care could be prosecuted for...
Utah lawmakers quickly amend much-criticized abortion bill (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:44:06 GMT
The Utah Legislature quickly fixed an abortion bill Friday that opponents argued could have resulted in criminal homicide charges against a mother who suffers a miscarriage.
Wimmer plans fix to controversial abortion bill (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:44:16 GMT
A bill that captured national headlines for potentially putting mothers who miscarry at risk of being investigated for criminal homicide will be replaced at Gov.
