Governor Gary Herbert weighs in on a potential statewide anti-discrimination bill, the Utah Senate gives preliminary approval to a bill that would require the state to collect abortion statistics, and oil and gas drilling are the cause of most of the air pollution in the Uintah basin.
Legislators and lobbyists debate women’s health and abortion, three men, including a University of Utah graduate student file a lawsuit against their conversion therapists, and the Utah Division of Water Quality puts an end to the Red Butte oil spill cleanup.
Legislators and Lobbyists debate about abortion at the University of Utah (L-R) Heather Stringfellow Utah Planned Parenthood, Rep. Carol Spackman Moss (D.), moderator, Gale Ruzicka, President Utah Eagle Forum, and Rep. Brad Daw (R.)
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Gale Ruzicka of the Utah Eagle Forum and Rep. Brad Daw argue in favor of HB 461
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Heather Stringfellow of Utah Planned Parenthood and Rep. Carol Spackman Moss argue against HB 461
There was little agreement between the panelists at a debate Wednesday night at the University of Utah over lawmakers’ recent decision to increase the state’s abortion waiting period.
