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Utah Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions: “We Seek to Protect the Unborn”
Life News ^ | March 30, 2020 | Micaiah Bilger

Posted on 03/30/2020 2:11:19 PM PDT by Morgana

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law Saturday to protect unborn babies by banning most abortions in his state.

State Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, who sponsored the bill, praised the governor for advancing protections for babies in the womb, Fox 13 Now reports.

“I’m grateful to live in a pro-life state where we seek to protect the unborn,” McCay said. “I’m hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court will take the opportunity to overturn the barbaric practice of abortion.”

The new law, Senate Bill 174, prohibits abortions with limited exceptions for rape, incest, risks to the mother’s life and fatal fetal deformities. Abortionists who violate the law could be charged with a felony.

The pro-life law will go into effect only after the courts allow states to restrict abortions again. Currently, under Roe v. Wade, states are prohibited from protecting unborn babies from abortion prior to viability.

KUER News reports the abortion ban was one of more than 150 bills that the Republican governor signed into law Saturday. Also receiving his signature was a bill requiring a dignified burial or cremation of aborted and miscarried babies’ remains. It is similar to an Indiana law that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in 2019. The court ruled that requiring a proper burial for aborted babies is not an undue burden on women’s access to abortion.

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Both bills passed the state legislature with strong support.

The U.S. Supreme Court took away the states’ ability to protect unborn babies from abortion, and instead allowed abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy. Roe made the United States one of only seven countries in the world that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks.

Abortions will not immediately become illegal when the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe. Instead, the power to protect unborn babies or keep abortions legal will return to the states.

Some states already have legislation in place to ban abortions when that happens. Ohio and Idaho are considering similar legislation this spring. In 2019, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri also passed laws to ban abortions once Roe v. Wade is overturned.

There is more hope that the new conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court may consider overturning Roe, but it is difficult to say if it would for certain. The high court heard a Louisiana abortion case in March. A ruling is expected in June.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: abortion; prolife; utah

1 posted on 03/30/2020 2:11:19 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
“I’m grateful to live in a pro-life state where we seek to protect the unborn preborn,” McCay said.
2 posted on 03/30/2020 2:15:30 PM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: Morgana
Wonder what Pierre Delecto will say about this


3 posted on 03/30/2020 2:27:06 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Hillary Clinton: Just like Joe with only half the dementia.)
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To: Morgana
Instead of just outlawing abortion, let's deal with the underlying decision that allows unborn babies to be murdered with impunity. Pass a law declaring that any unborn baby with a detectable heartbeat to be a legal person whose rights are protected by the Constitution and put in it a clause that states (if I am interpreting the section of the Constitution correctly) that the courts have no authority to judge the constitutionality of the law.

United States Constitution, Article 3 Section 2

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

4 posted on 03/30/2020 2:37:44 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A socalist is someone that wants everything you have except your job.)
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To: Morgana

God bless those legislators and that governor.


5 posted on 03/30/2020 3:02:17 PM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WG)
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To: Bigg Red

Amen!


6 posted on 03/30/2020 3:11:26 PM PDT by Cedar
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To: Bigg Red

Mark


7 posted on 03/30/2020 3:16:51 PM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WGA)
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To: COBOL2Java

What?? It took all the way to the third post to bring in Mittens?

I am surprised...good one!!


8 posted on 03/30/2020 3:19:28 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Never fear the cow)
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To: Morgana

Good news. Thanks for posting.


9 posted on 03/30/2020 4:42:50 PM PDT by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen)
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To: Morgana
The pro-life law will go into effect only after the courts allow states to restrict abortions again.

So this new law does not ban abortion, but is instead a trigger law. That means it will ban abortion, with limited exceptions, IF Roe v. Wade is overruled. In other words, Chief Justice Roberts determines if this law goes into effect.

10 posted on 03/30/2020 4:49:19 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Morgana
Utah Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions: “We Seek to Protect the Unborn”

Dang!

I'd think that a state with a 63% Mormon population would have this as law ALREADY!!!

11 posted on 03/31/2020 6:13:35 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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The new law, Senate Bill 174, prohibits abortions with limited exceptions for rape, incest, risks to the mother’s life and fatal fetal deformities.

Do NOT 'allow' these two UNLESS there was a CONVICTION and a Sentence for the perps!!

12 posted on 03/31/2020 6:15:14 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: COBOL2Java

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/abortion?lang=eng


13 posted on 03/31/2020 6:16:34 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
Eliza was a devout Mormon.
 
At age 38, she became Joseph Smith's 14th plural wife (in addition to Smith's lawful wife, Emma).
 
In 1842, after learning Eliza was pregnant, Emma Smith beat Eliza with a broomstick and
knocked her down a flight of stairs, causing Eliza to miscarry Smith's baby.
 
Wow!!
 
Do that today and Emma could suffer loss of her...
 
...church membership!

14 posted on 03/31/2020 6:19:20 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

https://mormonpolygamydocuments.org/abortions/


15 posted on 03/31/2020 6:21:52 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
SECTION 132
51–57, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.
 
51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.
52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.
53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.
54 And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and acleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be bdestroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law.
55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of beternal lives in the eternal worlds.
56 And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid aforgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to brejoice.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Whatever HAPPENED to Emma???
 
 
I guess ol' Emma got VAPORIZED by GOD!!!
 
We know that multiply him thing sure didn't work out!  
        
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr.
16 posted on 03/31/2020 6:25:02 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Whatever HAPPENED to Emma???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Smith


17 posted on 03/31/2020 6:29:42 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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