Could a new law about abortions be a simple attempt by anti-abortion activists to discourage women from doing the ?dirty? deed in the first place? Advocates for abortion rights believe that to be true ...

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill that requires doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion 20 weeks into their pregnancy or later — the first law of its kind in the USA. Among other ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s governor signed a bill Monday that makes the state the first state to require doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later. The bill ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Last year, Utah enacted a first-in-the-nation law requiring that fetuses receive anesthesia or painkillers before elective abortions starting at 20 weeks gestation. Nine months ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After the Dobbs decision, states have scrambled to establish what level of abortion access reflects the values, interests, and public health goals of their ...