US EditionUtah's near-total abortion ban to remain blocked until lower court assesses its constitutionality
- The Utah Supreme Court has ruled to keep a near-total abortion ban blocked until a lower court reviews its constitutionality.
- This decision does not finalize abortion policy in Utah, as the case is sent back for more assessment.
- In Planned Parenthood v. Utah, the court affirmed Planned Parenthood's standing to challenge the law, maintaining an injunction on the ban.
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Utah Supreme Court Allows Temporary Block of Near-Total Abortion Ban
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…
Utah Supreme Court Blocks Near-Total Abortion Ban Amid Ongoing Legal Challenge
Utah Supreme Court Blocks Near-Total Abortion Ban Amid Ongoing Legal Challenge The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday refused to permit the enforcement of a near-total abortion ban while a lower court judge reviews a challenge to the law by Planned Parenthood.The court's 4-1 opinion did not decide the merits of the case but upheld Judge Andrew Stone’s order blocking the law during the ongoing legal proceedings. The justices stated that the lawsuit …
Utah’s 6-week abortion ban stays blocked pending constitutionality review
A near-total abortion ban will remain on hold in Utah after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the law should remain blocked until a lower court can assess its constitutionality. Democrats ...
Utah Supreme Court upholds block on near-total abortion ban
The Utah Supreme Court upheld a block on the state’s near-total abortion ban Thursday, keeping in place a law that allows abortion up to 18 weeks of pregnancy while litigation continues. The 4-1 ruling from the majority-woman Supreme Court is a blow to anti-abortion Republicans in the state Legislature but is not the final word…
Utah Abortion Ban Will Remain Blocked Until Lower Court Assesses Its Constitutionality
Utah’s Supreme Court upheld an abortion ban on Thursday, keeping Utah’s previous abortion law in effect while the case challenging the ban’s constitutionality proceeds in the lower court.
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