Utah House Bill – HB0090

Full Text of Bill

The following is the description of House Bill HB0090 as contained in the bill itself:

General Description:

This bill amends the Utah Criminal Code by enacting the second degree felony of “criminal homicide abortion.”

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill: includes “criminal homicide abortion” as “criminal homicide”; describes the elements of criminal homicide abortion; provides that a person is not guilty of criminal homicide abortion if the abortion performed by the person is: necessary to avert the death of the woman on whom the abortion is performed; necessary to avert a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the woman on whom the abortion is performed; or performed on an unborn child who has a naturally occurring medical condition that makes it highly unlikely that the unborn child will survive more than 24 hours after birth, if there is not a medically acceptable intervention or procedure that: may be performed before or after the child’s birth, may be performed without risk to the mother’s health, and has a reasonable chance of extending the child’s life beyond 24 hours; provides that a woman who seeks to have, or obtains, an abortion for herself is not criminally liable under this bill; makes criminal homicide abortion a second degree felony; and makes technical changes.

Who is the criminal? Does he or she act alone?

Is/are there individuals involved that get immunity?

If so why? Does this make sense to you?

Is this legislation likely to curtail the activity?

What potential adverse effects to you see this bill having?