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April 12, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A new law in Utah will now require biological fathers to be legally obligated to pay for half of their partner’s pregnancy costs. The bill’s sponsor, republican Representative Brady Brammer says it applies to a pregnant woman’s health insurance premiums and any pregnancy-related medical costs.
Brammer hopes that it will lessen the burden on mothers while increasing responsibility on the part of fathers. It’s the first bill of its kind in the United States.
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The new law will require fathers to pay 50% of prenatal expenses.
A new law in Utah will require fathers to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket expenses during her pregnancy. The hope for the bill, sponsored by Republican state Representative Brady Brammer, is to help decrease the burden felt by pregnant women.
It was signed by Governor Spencer Cox after it received the support of GOP lawmakers in the state, but some critics of the bill argued that the new legislation wouldn’t help women who are most vulnerable and could make abusive situations worse for pregnant women, ABC News reported.
Fathers in Utah MUST pay half of pregnancy costs under new law
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A NEW law in Utah requires biological fathers to pay half of pregnancy-related costs, including out of pocket medical and hospital bills.
Sponsored by Republican state Representative Brady Brammer and signed by Governor Spencer Cox, the law is the first of its kind, acting as a supplement to child support services.
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The bill was initially passed to alleviate some of the financial difficulties for pregnant women and potentially decrease abortion rates.