Utah Senate and House - Pass SB 118 and strengthen informed consent for abortion
Support SB118 Abortion Informed Consent in the Utah Legislature
Support SB118 Abortion Informed Consent in the Utah Legislature
Last Friday, the Utah State Senate voted 26-1 to send Senate Bill 118 (SB 118) - Abortion Law Amendments (Informed Consent) - to its third reading. This is the last step needed before the Bill is sent to the State House, where it would go through a similar process.
So, although the Bill still has hurdles to overcome, it has a great start in the Legislature.
And, the Bill, which would amend Utah's existing Abortion Law and strengthen its Informed Consent provisions, is sorely needed.
At the moment, abortion-seeking women receive information about what an abortion is/does, the development of the unborn child, etc., but, that state-mandated information is given to them by the abortion provider.
The new Bill, on the other hand, will take that responsibility away from the abortion provider and will give it to the state.
The information will still be given to the women at the abortion clinic and they will still have to wait 72 hours from the time of initially scheduling the abortion to the time when the abortion is carried out, but, if this Bill passes the Legislature, the information will be given to them via a state-run website in an interactive session (which will confirm their participation in/viewing of the same).
And, crucially, it will also ensure that women get accurate, unbiased information about this life-and-death decision.
In short, this Bill seeks to safeguard the lives and health (physical, mental, and otherwise) of women, and, also, to do more to make abortion unthinkable.
Even one abortion is too many - a personal tragedy and a violent end to the life of an innocent human being. Therefore, we look forward to the day when abortion cannot even be contemplated.
But, for the moment, this petition encourages the Utah State Senate to pass SB 118, thereby sending it to the House, where we also encourage its passage.
Thank you for signing this URGENT petition.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.prolifeutah.org/news/article.cfm?id=490
The text of the Bill - https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/SB0118.html
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We Support SB 118 - Better Informed Consent Is Good!
For the Kind Attention of the Sponsors of SB 118:
- Utah State Senator - Todd Weiler
- Utah State Representative - Keven J. Stratton
We, the undersigned residents of Utah, are writing to congratulate the Utah Legislature for seeking to strengthen the Informed Consent provisions in Utah's Abortion Law, with SB 118 - which now goes to its third reading in the State Senate, after having garnered a 26-1 vote in its second reading.
By assuming responsibility for the state-mandated information (about what an abortion is/does, and about the development of unborn baby, etc.) which abortion-seeking women receive, the state of Utah is taking a great stride in the right direction. Removing this responsibility from the abortion provider will better ensure that women get accurate, unbiased information about this life-and-death decision.
Thank you, again, for seeking to safeguard the lives and health (physical, mental, and otherwise) of women, and, also, for seeking to make abortion unthinkable.
Even one abortion is too many - a personal tragedy and a violent end to the life of an innocent human being. Therefore, we look forward to the day when abortion cannot even be contemplated.
But, for the moment, we encourage the Senate to pass SB 118, thereby sending it to the House, where we also encourage its passage.
Thank you for passing on this note of support to your Senate and House colleagues.
