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Galloway retires just as Utah, and other conservative states, are restricting access to abortion in the new post-Roe world.
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The decision by Utah’s Republican governor to approve legislation that bans abortions clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state.
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Black Physicians of Utah hosted a panel to discuss the high rate of maternal mortality in women of color, specifically Black women. One Black mother who nearly lost her life also shared her story.
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Many rural providers in Utah provide care through family practice providers rather than services that are more common in metropolitan hospitals.
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Utah OB-GYNs are now trying to resolve what their world looks like in a post-Roe shifting legal landscape.
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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.”
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The pandemic has exposed cracks in a support system where cultural stigmas already make it hard for mothers to get mental health care.
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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.
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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.
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The Mountain West is as divided on abortion as the nation itself.
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Planned Parenthood Association of Utah withdrew from Title X in 2019 after the Trump Administration implemented what’s known as a “gag rule.”
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One young expecting mother has been fighting for her life after coming into contact with the COVID-19 virus. She was unvaccinated. Now with more data OB-GYN doctors are urging pregnant women to get the vaccine.