Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signs a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, setting the stage for a legal showdown.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, state Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan, is sworn in on the House floor at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, setting the stage for a legal showdown. The sponsor of the measure, Republican Rep. Acton, has said she sponsored it to reduce the number of second-trimester abortions that "shock the conscience." The law is expected to take effect in May.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah pointed to the U.S. Supreme Court's longtime holding that states cannot ban abortion before the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at about 23 weeks. "This 18-week ban is clearly unconstitutional and part of a broader agenda to ban abortion one law at a time," president Karrie Galloway said in a statement.'s appointment of conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices and seek cases to challenge Roe v. Wade, the court's 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
In Utah, Herbert's spokesman Paul Edwards said he's against abortion, and believes lawmakers set an appropriate threshold for respecting a woman's right to choose while "protecting the unborn."
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