HB 461 - Requires a 72 hour waiting period prior to an abortion - Utah Key Vote
Christine Watkins voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 20, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 8, 2012
- House Bill Passed
- March 5, 2012
- Introduced
- Feb. 3, 2012
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Requires a 72 hour waiting period prior to an abortion
Signed by Governor Gary Herbert
Title: Requires a 72 hour waiting period prior to an abortion
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases the required waiting period for an abortion to 72 hours.
Highlights:
- Increases the required waiting period between a face-to-face consultation and an abortion procedure from 24 to 72 hours (Sec.1).
- Authorizes the face to face consultation to take place at a location anywhere in the state (Sec. 1).
- Exempts from the provisions of the bill any abortion that is necessary, in the opinion of the physician, due to either of the following circumstances (Sec. 1):
- A ruptured membrane; or
- A serious infection.
Title: Requires a 72 hour waiting period prior to an abortion