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Big anti-abortion push on in conservative legislatures across the country

New U.S. Supreme Court members have spurred states — including Utah — to push the envelope on legislation sure to draw legal challenges.

(Francisco Kjolseth  |  Tribune file photo)  In this June 19, 2019, file photo, Gayle Ruzicka, president of the Eagle Forum speaks to people gathered in the Utah Capitol to launch a campaign called "Abortion-Free Utah," with the goal of ending elective abortion in the Beehive State. Many conservative states this year are pushing anti-abortion legislation in hopes the U.S. Supreme Court with overturn or chip away at reproductive rights protected in Roe v. Wade.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) In this June 19, 2019, file photo, Gayle Ruzicka, president of the Eagle Forum speaks to people gathered in the Utah Capitol to launch a campaign called "Abortion-Free Utah," with the goal of ending elective abortion in the Beehive State. Many conservative states this year are pushing anti-abortion legislation in hopes the U.S. Supreme Court with overturn or chip away at reproductive rights protected in Roe v. Wade.