Nation IN BRIEF : UTAH : Abortion Ban Sent for Senate Action
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A legislative committee in Salt Lake City, despite shouts from abortion rights supporters, endorsed and sent to the state Senate a measure that would make Utah the first state this year to outlaw most elective abortions. The Legislature is likely to approve the bill and send it to Gov. Norman H. Bangerter. Bangerter has threatened to veto any bill he considers unconstitutional.
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