Abhortion · State legal snapshot
Legal to 18 weeks; trigger ban enjoined. Abortion is legal in Utah up to 18 weeks gestational age (measured from last menstrual period); a near-total trigger ban remains enjoined pending…
§ I · Gestational limit
│ Legal to 18 weeks LMP; trigger ban enjoined · enjoined · measured from LMP · Utah Code § 76-7-302(2)
§ II · Restriction inventory — 15 checked, 9 in force
◐18-week ban · LMPEnjoined
◐2 in-person visitsIn force
◐Method ban · D&XIn force
◐Physician-only lawIn force
◐Consent + notificationIn force
✓Telehealth prescribing banIn force
◐72-hour waiting periodIn force
●Spousal consent or noticeNone
●Abortion trafficking lawNone
◐Scripted counselingIn force
●Civil bounty (SB8-style)None
✓Private insurance restrictionIn force
◐Ultrasound offerOffer only
●Pill-mailing banNone
●Self-managed abortion crimeNone
§ III · Access
Criminal exposure
Procedure
Coverage & interstate
Available now
Yes
Pregnant person
Expressly exempt
Waiting period
72 hours
Medicaid
Hyde only
Medication · telehealth
Legal · telehealth barred
Self-managed
Not a crime
Compelled visits
2 in person
Private insurance
Restricted
Who may perform
Physicians only
Provider max penalty
Second-degree felony, 1-15 years
Minors
Consent + notification
Shield state
No
Mailing pills
Not banned
Fetal homicide law
Yes · abortion carved out
Judicial bypass
Available
Major pending change
Yes · see p. 2
✓ Abolition-aligned — forbids abortion or imposes liability◐ Partial — a hurdle, an enjoined law, or a carve-out● No restriction○ Unclear or not applicable
§ IV · Where the line is drawn — governing authorities
No key authorities recorded.
“An abortion may be performed in this state only under the following circumstances: (a) the unborn child has not reached 18 weeks gestational age...”— Utah Code § 76-7-302(2)
Fetal personhood — how the contradiction is walled off
✓ Personhood definition
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● Exempt · pregnant woman
Expressly exempt from liability
● Carved out · abortion
Abortion is not chargeable under the homicide statutes.
✓ Reached · third parties
A third party can be charged with homicide of an unborn child.
§ V · Criminal exposure by actor
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Pregnant woman
Expressly exempt from liability
✓
Physician
Second-degree felony, 1-15 years
✓
Non-physician prescriber
Non-physician prescribers excluded
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Helpers · funds
No express helper liability
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Travel helpers
—
●
Civil bounty
—
✓ the actor faces criminal or civil exposure under state law · ● no exposure · ○ unclear or theoretical
Penalties on the books
No penalties recorded for this jurisdiction.
§ VI · How the law got here ● court ■ statute ◆ executive / agency
No dated changes recorded.
§ VII · Exceptions matrix
Named in law: ◐ the exception is written into the ban · ✓ no such exception · ● no ban for an exception to operate against. Verified (neutral): ✓ quoted text confirmed at source · ◐ semi-verified · ○ verify before publication · — not applicable.
§ VIII · Interstate & helpers
✓ No shield law
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● Travel unrestricted
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✓ Telehealth prescribing barred
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● Pill mailing not banned
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● Funding help protected
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● Providing information
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§ IX · Who pays
Medicaid
Life
Hyde · federal
Rape
Hyde · federal
Incest
Hyde · federal
Beyond Hyde
Not covered
Private insurance restricted
Exchange plans — not recorded
✓State defunds providers
§ X · Pending changes status and effect as recorded — no forecast
No pending changes recorded.
§ XI · Key authorities ● case ■ statute ◆ agency
No key authorities recorded.