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The Utah Senate has now joined the state House in passing a bill banning abortions for Down syndrome, just two weeks after the bill passed in the state House<\/a>. According to the Associated Press<\/a>, the bill now awaits Governor Gary Herbert’s signature, noting, “Herbert declined to immediately say if he would sign the measure during his monthly news conference on KUED-TV, but said he’s generally ‘a pro-life guy.'”<\/p>\n

The bill would only go into effect, according to a previous article from the AP<\/a>, \u201cif a similar law is upheld in court, a provision added to address concerns that it could embroil the state in an expensive lawsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n

As noted in a previous article<\/a> by Live Action News regarding the passage of the bill in the Utah House:<\/p>\n

The Daily Wire reports<\/a> that the bill \u201cwould make seeking a Down syndrome-specific abortion a Class A misdemeanor.\u201d Currently, the Supreme Court is yet to determine<\/a> whether they will hear an appeal on an Indiana law banning abortions on preborn children because of Down syndrome.<\/em><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Nigeria pushes screening to eliminate preborn babies with Down syndrome<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Families of persons with Down syndrome have spoken out publicly in favor of the bill. According to the Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, the sponsor of HB166<\/a>, testified that she hears from many parents of children with Down syndrome who report that their doctors initially suggested abortion after the prenatal genetic test results came back. Her proposal would use education \u2014 and a potential ban on procedures conducted solely because of a Down syndrome diagnosis \u2014 to push back.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to<\/a> Live Action News’ Cassy Fiano-Chesser, what Lisonbee reports is not an aberration, but the norm:<\/p>\n

Only 11 percent of women report<\/a> that their experience when they received a prenatal diagnosis was a positive one; often, it\u2019s presented in a negative manner<\/a>. 40 percent of junior fellows<\/a> said their training in how to deliver a diagnosis was \u201cbarely adequate or nonexistent.\u201d Women are often given inaccurate and out-of-date information<\/a>. 13 percent of doctors admitted to emphasizing the negative aspects<\/a> of Down syndrome in an effort to encourage women to get an abortion. One in four women even said that their doctors pressured them<\/a> to have an abortion….<\/em><\/p>\n

The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 20-6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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