A Utah lawmaker is pushing to ban abortions after 15 weeks, and, yes, she expects it would draw a

A Utah lawmaker is pushing to ban abortions after 15 weeks, and, yes, she expects it would draw a legal challenge


A Utah representative has introduced a bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation, a law that would be among the most restrictive in the nation.

The state’s existing law allows abortions up until a fetus is viable outside the womb, or well into the second trimester. By that point, Rep. Cheryl Acton argues, an abortion can cause greater physical and emotional trauma to a woman. It can also involve a surgical procedure — called dilation and evacuation — that she finds objectionable.

"It shocks the conscience for me, the second trimester abortions, and for a lot of people," Acton, R-West Jordan, said.

Her bill would carve out exceptions to the 15-week abortion limit for cases of rape or incest, if the life of the mother is at stake or if the fetus has a lethal defect.

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