Utah GOP Reps. Birkeland, Lisonbee say their threat to abortions providers was only their ‘opinion,’ not a legal document

The letters, signed by a group of Utah House Republicans, threatened prosecution for people who provide or fund abortions while an injunction keeps Utah’s trigger law on hold.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Representatives work on the house floor at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 4, 2022, during the final day of the Utah Legislature’s 2022 general session. In letters sent with their official letterhead, state Reps. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, and Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield — along with a group of more than 20 other Republicans — said on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, that anyone who violates Utah's trigger law while it's blocked by a district court-ordered injunction will be prosecuted in the future.

Utah GOP Reps. Birkeland, Lisonbee say their threat to abortions providers was only their ‘opinion,’ not a legal document

The letters, signed by a group of Utah House Republicans, threatened prosecution for people who provide or fund abortions while an injunction keeps Utah’s trigger law on hold.

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