Less than one week remains in the 2020 Legislative session — one of the worst sessions we have ever seen for reproductive health care and rights.  Here’s where things stand:  H.B. 364, Representative Christiansen’s mandatory ultrasound bill, passed the House and is now in the Senate. This bill forces people seeking an abortion to obtain and

Two bills will be heard in the House Judiciary committee tomorrow (Friday) at 8 am.  The bad: Representative Christiansen’s mandatory ultrasound bill, HB 364. This bill requires a person seeking an abortion to obtain and pay for an ultrasound 72 hours before their abortion. During the ultrasound, the medical provider must describe the images produced by the ultrasound in detail

We don’t usually post more than one blog in a day, but this is urgent. Senator McCay’s abortion ban bill, SB 174, will be heard in the Senate Health and Human Services committee tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4 pm. This bill would ban all abortions in the state of Utah except in cases of rape or incest, if the pregnant

Yesterday, along with partners from Alliance for a Better Utah and the ACLU of Utah, we announced the results of state-wide polling on the issues of sex education, contraceptive access, and abortion. The results confirm what we have always believed: Utahns overwhelmingly SUPPORT sex education and contraceptive access and OPPOSE further restrictions on abortion. 65%

*UPDATE* Cecilia has been granted the “Reasonable Fear” interview. Follow Communidades Unidas on Facebook and Instagram to see any further updates. Comunidades Unidas’ health educator, Cecilia Figueroa, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents earlier this week. On Monday, Cecilia will be forced to return to Guerrero, Mexico where her family has been the