Two abortion bill sailed through the Utah House on a party-line vote Tuesday.

Representatives gave the proposals hearty debate, but then pushed them through with the approval of every Republican present and a smattering of Democrats. They now head to the Senate for consideration.

HB90S1 would increase the penalty for an illegal abortion from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony. HB222 would require doctors to inform mothers about to have an abortion of anesthesia options for a fetus older than 20 weeks.

"Physicians are worried we're going after them, but no one is above the law," said Paul Ray, sponsor of HB90S1.

His bill also narrows legal reasons to have an abortion after viability to preventing either the death of the mother or the "irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the woman," excluding the mental health of a woman from consideration.

Rep. Phil Riesen, D-Holladay, spoke out strongly against the bill even though he said he is adamantly pro-life.

"The doctor-patient relationship is one of the most sacred trusts there is," Riesen said. "The gentlemen in this body would never allow a bill to infringe on male sexuality or our reproductive rights, but it seems it's our obligation and our right to tell women what they can and cannot do with their reproductive decisions."

The fetal pain bill sponsored by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, also drew impassioned debate.

Last year, Utah had 18 late-term abortions, said Rep. Christine Johnson, D-Salt Lake City, and almost all were because the fetus had serious defects.

"How anguishing and how devastating to carry a wanted child into the third trimester and then have to make the very difficult and very personal decision to have an abortion," Johnson said. "This bill is inducing another level of anguish and guilt over pain that has not been scientifically proven."

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