Utah Supreme Court prevents pro-life law from taking effect
August 06, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Upholding a lower state court decision, the Utah Supreme Court sided with the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah and prevented a 2020 pro-life law from taking effect. The law would protect most unborn children from abortion.
In its 4-1 decision, the court relied on a novel argument.
The state constitution, the court ruled, includes “the right to marry the person of one’s choosing and the right to establish a home ... The commonality these rights share is not a child, but the right to make certain intimate decisions about one’s life free from government intrusion.”
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