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Report: Half Of Utah Abortions Due To Lack Of Finances

Report: Half Of Utah Abortions Due To Lack Of Finances

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new report says around half of the women who had abortions in Utah in 2021 did so because they couldn’t afford to care for a child. According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, just over 31-hundred abortions were performed in Utah […]

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Thousands Of Medicaid Recipients Affected By Mailing Error

Thousands Of Medicaid Recipients Affected By Mailing Error

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah health officials are reaching out to thousands of Medicaid recipients due to a massive mailing error. The Department of Health and Human Services says the personal medical information of nearly six-thousand people may have been mailed to the wrong recipients. The issue was first […]

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Committee Votes On Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Surgery

Committee Votes On Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Surgery

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s Health and Human Services Interim Committee is debating on a bill that bans gender-affirming surgery. The Sex Characteristic Surgical Procedures bill was brought forth by Republican Senator Michael Kennedy. Kennedy explains that the bill doesn’t prohibit minors from “pursuing transgender care,” but it does […]

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Longtime State Lawmaker Stepping Down to Take Job with the State

Longtime State Lawmaker Stepping Down to Take Job with the State

(Salt Lake City, UT) — One of the longtime state lawmakers who led efforts in Utah’s redistricting — Republican State Representative Paul Ray — says he’s resigning to take a job with the state. Ray had decided not to run for reelection when a post became available at the Utah […]

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