Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox signed legislation prohibiting abortion clinics throughout the state, as Republicans continue their campaign to defend the lives of unborn children.
Remember when we watched liberals and leftists protesting and chanting, “This is what democracy looks like” while marching down the street? Well, this is what democracy looks like, and for some reason, I don’t think the lefties are going to take too kindly to it.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR NEWSLETTERThe bill, which is now statewide law, requires abortion facilities to close by 2024 or when their medical licenses expire, whichever happens first.
The practice is also prohibited for women after 18 weeks of pregnancy, according to the measure.
All abortions will be required to take place in a hospital where the process may be overseen by doctors who will follow the 18-week guideline.
“Starting January 1, 2024, inducing or performing an abortion contrary to statutory requirements is unprofessional conduct for health care providers. Prohibits the abortion of children conceived as a result of rape or incest after they have reached 18 weeks gestational age and requires a physician in the case of a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly to give notice of the availability of perinatal hospice and perinatal palliative care services as an alternative to abortion,” the bill reads.
Utah lawmakers claimed the bill would protect “the innocent” and “the unborn,” and it was previously enacted in 2019 but did not take effect until the High Court overruled Roe v. Wade.
Pro-abortion campaigners are outraged by the law and have threatened to find a way around the 1,446-line pro-life statute.
Planned Parenthood lobbyist Jason Stevenson said the organization will be “looking closely” at the bill’s text to discover loopholes that would allow clinics to seek new licenses to slaughter babies.
Meanwhile, a representative for the Utah Hospital Association said it was “too early to comment” on whether hospitals in the state would become abortion providers, adding that each facility “will need to determine how they choose to proceed.”
Cox called the bill a “cleanup” of the state’s previous trigger abortion prohibition, adding that it provides “clarity” to people who believe killing an unborn child is expected.
