A young woman from Utah found out she was pregnant over her winter break. Knowing that she would need to terminate the pregnancy, she immediately began the process to get an abortion. What she thought would be a quick and easy appointment turned into a lengthy, complicated process that would take weeks. This resulted.
In 2019, a study conducted at University of Utah Health found that drugs are the number one cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Utah. ELEVATE Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence, a new research center at the U, has worked hard to diminish this problem. Torri Metz is ELEVATE’s lead investigator and the vice chair.
The Utah Legislature has approved a bill that bans elective abortion clinics in the state after May 2. Gov. Spencer Cox is expected to sign it into law.
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