Utah Supreme Court Allows Temporary Block of Near-Total Abortion Ban

The law remains on hold as litigation continues. Enforcement of Utah’s near-total abortion ban will remain on hold as Planned Parenthood Associates of Utah’s (PPAU) lawsuit challenging the law moves forward, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 1. The law bars all abortions in the state, except in cases involving rape, incest, a fatal fetal anomaly, or when the mother’s life is in danger. The law also classifies the performance of an unlawful abortion as a felony, punishable by fines and up to 15 years in prison. The court’s...