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Aug 01, 2024
Aug 01, 2024
UTAH SUPREME COURT EXTENDS BLOCK ON STATE’S ABORTION BAN
Abortion remains legal up to 18 weeks of pregnancy and is accessible at licensed clinics in the state. Read full release here.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024
Supreme Court Turns Away Attack on Medication Abortion Care
Case now returns to lower court where politicians have vowed to continue efforts to restrict medication abortion access.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 08, 2023
Aug 08, 2023
Joint Statement from Abortion Rights Advocates Urge Utah Supreme Court to Keep Abortion Ban Blocked
Today, the Utah Supreme Court heard oral arguments in abortion providers’ case challenging the state’s trigger ban.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 07, 2023
Aug 07, 2023
Media Advisory: Utah Supreme Court; Oral Arguments on the Injunction Blocking the “Trigger Ban”
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, the Utah Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Planned Parenthood Association of Utah v. State of Utah.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 03, 2023
May 03, 2023
Media Advisory: Community Members Gather To Discuss The Future Of Abortion Care In Utah
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah (PPAU) and The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation, Inc. (ACLU of Utah) are hosting a press conference prior to a rally.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 02, 2023
May 02, 2023
BREAKING: COURT BLOCKS IMPLEMENTATION OF UTAH LAW THAT FUNCTIONALLY BANS ABORTION
Abortion remains legal up to 18 weeks of pregnancy and accessible at licensed clinics in the state.
Apr 28, 2023
Apr 28, 2023
Abortion Rights Advocates Urge Utah District Court to Block Functional Abortion Ban
Today, we made clear to the Court that H.B. 467 is an unconstitutional abortion ban that would have a catastrophic impact on the lives and health of Utahns.
Apr 27, 2023
Apr 27, 2023
Media Advisory: Abortion Clinic Ban Preliminary Injunction Hearing on Friday, April 28
A court hearing will occur tomorrow regarding the preliminary injunction request to block HB 467, a law that would functionally ban abortion in the state.
Mar 03, 2023
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