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Utah Becomes 1st State to Require Anesthesia for Abortions at 20 Weeks

HeadlineMar 29, 2016

And Utah has become the first state to require women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy to receive general anesthesia. The measure signed by Republican Governor Gary Herbert is based on the debunked claim a fetus can feel pain at that stage. Doctors warn the law could force them to anesthetize women who have to have their labor induced because of problems with their pregnancy.

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