Roe v. Wade

According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, there were just five reported abortions in the state in 2023. A sharp decline from previous years, that number does not appear to reflect the reality of abortion access in the state since strict abortion bans went into effect.

Doctors in states with strict abortion restrictions say an increasing number of pregnant women are seeking early prenatal testing. They're hoping to detect serious problems while they still have time to choose whether to continue the pregnancy.

“This isn’t like a ‘win-win.’ This is a small victory because our health and personal freedoms are still at stake,” said Candida Duran Taveras, Planned Parenthood of Utah’s director of community engagement.

Judge Andrew Stone on Tuesday granted a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a law that would have stopped abortion clinics from getting licenses beginning on Wednesday. The organization argues the ban signed into law earlier this year will effectively end access to abortion in Utah.

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.

For some, abortion access can be a way to exercise one’s religion.

The University of Utah Hospital’s Rapid Access Contraception Clinic hopes to address the increase in requests.

In a Washington Post interview, Cox said Utah needs to use less water and boost access to contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

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."

With impending lawsuits over abortion access in the state, more young women are seeking permanent solutions to birth control.

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

“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.