Abortion Ban

State's attorneys want the Utah Supreme Court to overrule a lower court's decision to put the 2020 state law banning most abortions on hold.

A year after the constitutional right to abortion was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood of Utah is hunkered down in two legal battles to protect abortion rights in the state.

One year after the Supreme Court changed the landscape of abortion, Utah’s laws remain tied up in courts. The president of Pro-Life Utah is confident though that the state will prevail.

HJR2 would change the rules that govern how Utah judges issue injunctions and could impact some high-profile cases.

The letters warn of sanctions despite an injunction issued in July by Third District Court Judge Andrew Stone, which blocked Utah’s abortion trigger law from taking effect.

As the battle for reproductive rights deepens in post-Roe America, a law professor points out, “Colorado is going to be so important in the near future, immediate future, right now."

The preliminary injunction is effective immediately and will remain in effect until the lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood of Utah is settled.

Utah OB-GYNs are now trying to resolve what their world looks like in a post-Roe shifting legal landscape.

“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.

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