Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up

Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers have passed new regulations on abortion, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursday that would ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. It comes as abortion opponents around the country hope the Supreme Court will reconsider the landmark ruling with new conservative justices. If the Utah measure goes into effect, it could mean felony charges for a physician or a woman who ended her own pregnancy. Also headed for GOP Gov. Gary Herbert’s desk is a requirement for abortion clinics to cremate or bury fetal remains. Female senators from both parties walked out in protest of a proposal requiring a woman be shown an ultrasound before getting an abortion. That proposal failed.