Today, the Utah Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Planned Parenthood Association of Utah v. State of Utah, upholding a decision from a lower court to block the law while the legal process unfolds.
Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes responded to the Court’s ruling by issuing the following statement:
We respectfully disagree with the Utah Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the preliminary injunction against SB 174–Utah’s law prohibiting abortion in nearly all situations. While we are disappointed, we are not deterred.
As the Court recognized, it did not decide the ultimate question in this case—whether the Utah Constitution protects a right to abortion. It does not, just as the federal constitution does not. As the case now heads back to district court, we will continue our vigorous defense of SB 174’s constitutionality and its careful balance of the right to life for both the unborn and living.
