Utah judge considers delaying abortion clinic ban set to take effect next week
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A Utah court will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay a ban set to take effect next week. The ban would restrict abortion clinics from applying for new licenses.
The organization operates three of Utah’s four clinics that provide abortions. It argues that, with the clinic ban, the Utah Legislature "sought an alternative means" to further restrict abortions while awaiting a state Supreme Court ruling on a "trigger law" that would outlaw most abortions regardless of trimester.
"Women will be forced to carry pregnancies to term against their will; to remain pregnant until they can travel out of state to access this critical, time-sensitive medical care ... or to attempt to self-manage their abortions outside the medical system," Planned Parenthood said in its motion requesting the court delay implementing the clinic ban earlier this month.