Abortion

“We’re grateful for this temporary restraining order that will allow abortion services to resume in Utah,” said Planned Parenthood of Utah president and CEO Karrie Galloway.

The church is against abortions, except in instances of rape, incest and if the pregnant person’s life or the fetus’ is in danger.

Utah’s near-total abortion ban took effect Friday night. Here’s how Utahns reacted across the state.

Utah’s abortion trigger law will soon go into effect, with it some pro-abortion advocates fear what this means for reproductive rights while others rejoice.

Legislative legal counsel will now review the state’s trigger law and the Supreme Court’s opinion.

"The health and life of women of our nation are now at risk," President Joe Biden said.

The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step.

When Julie Burkhart learned about the Supreme Court draft opinion that would end abortion protections, she let out an involuntary shriek from her airplane seat. “Because it felt like such a gut punch,” she said. “And then after that, getting into the opinion and reading that — it was chilling.”

Cándida Duran Taveras chose to have an abortion in Salt Lake City eight years ago. Now, with the state poised to strike down abortion access, she fears for her community and other marginalized groups.

Community members in Salt Lake City rallied on Tuesday in support of abortion access.

A law passed by the Utah legislature in 2020 would ban most abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade.

The Mountain West is as divided on abortion as the nation itself.