Utah’s trigger law should stay on hold, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah told a state judge Wednesday, until the organization’s lawsuit challenging the statute is resolved.
Its new brief is available below.
The trigger law — passed by the Utah Legislature in 2020 as SB174 — bans abortions in Utah, except in a few limited circumstances. It briefly went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe vs. Wade on Friday.
But enforcement of the law has been blocked since Monday, when 3rd District Judge Andrew Stone granted a previous temporary request from Planned Parenthood to stop the law from going into effect for the next two weeks. When that happened, another law banning abortions in the state after 18 weeks of pregnancy went into place.
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah argues in its lawsuit that the trigger law violates Utah’s Constitution. The organization is now asking for a preliminary injunction in the case.
The state will file its response in the coming days. Another hearing is scheduled in the case on July 11.
Planned Parenthood's Motion/Memorandum for Preliminary Injunction by The Salt Lake Tribune on Scribd
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