Utah legal term
Partial birth abortion in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Partial birth abortion” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Partial birth abortion” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Partial birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion: (11)(a)(i) deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; and (11)(a)(ii) performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially (Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-301)
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