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Emery: Cruel Abortion Bans Have Nothing To Do With “Family Values”

By Nate Emery March 11, 2020

  On March 2, the Utah State Senate voted to pass an extreme ban on abortions. This bill, run by Republican Sen. Dan McCay, would ban all abortions except those performed to save the life of the...

Protestors demonstrate at the Capitol to advocate for stricter abortion laws in 2017 (Photo by Tom Denton | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Pass Abortion Bills that Help Women, Not Shame Them

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer February 5, 2020

  Content Warning: This article discusses sexual violence and abortion. Reader discretion is advised. When announcing S.B. 67, a proposed ban on disposing of fetal remains with other medical...

University of Utah Asia Campus in Songdo, South Korea. (Photo by Mitch Shin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U’s Asia Campus Leadership Consultants Host ‘Sex Week’

By Mitch Shin, News Writer April 21, 2019

  Leadership consultants of the University of Utah Asia Campus hosted the event "Sex Week" from April 22 to April 26. “Sex Week” is an annual event for students to share their opinions about...

Sonnenberg: White Religious Conservatives and the Utah Pro-Life Movement

Sonnenberg: White Religious Conservatives and the Utah Pro-Life Movement

By Kristiane Sonnenberg April 10, 2019

  The Utah March for Life was smaller than you’d expect. Utah has a reputation for its social conservatism and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ stances on controversial topics...

(Photo by Tom Denton || The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A University Divided: ACME Session Calls Attention to Disparate Views on Abortion

By Connor Applegate February 7, 2019

  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) organized an open lecture and discussion on women’s reproductive rights in coordination with Salt Lake Public Library on Thursday evening, Jan. 24. The event...

(Photo by Mark Draper || The Daily Utah Chronicle)

House Bill 136 Proposes Tighter Abortion Laws in Utah

By Amy Loret February 7, 2019

  Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan, filed a bill, 2019 House Bill 136, that would legally ban women in Utah from having abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with some exceptions. If passed, Utah...

Protestors gather on the steps of the Capitol for the March for Life 2019. (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

March for Life Utah Draws Hundreds of Utahns

By Connor Applegate January 28, 2019

  The State Capitol Building was filled with hundreds of pro-life marchers for the fourth annual March for Life Utah on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 26. The event, organized by Pro-Life Utah,...

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor January 20, 2019

  On Jan. 19, people from across the state of Utah met at Washington Square Park to participate in the 2019 Salt Lake City Women’s March on Utah. Women and their allies marched nearly a mile...