It has been 16 years since Utah has tried to ban abortion and challenge the United States Supreme Court. One would have hoped that we had learned our lesson the first time. In 1991, Utah's taxpayers spent $1.2 million defending an unconstitutional law that only made it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Today, lawmakers feel that enough has changed politically to make this challenge a winnable battle. Our lawmakers are shortsighted and wrong, and have misplaced their priorities as easily as they might misplace their car keys and cell phones.
It has been 16 years since Utah has tried to ban abortion and challenge the United States Supreme Court. One would have hoped that we had learned our lesson the first time. In 1991, Utah's taxpayers spent $1.2 million defending an unconstitutional law that only made it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. Today, lawmakers feel that enough has changed politically to make this challenge a winnable battle. Our lawmakers are shortsighted and wrong, and have misplaced their priorities as easily as they might misplace their car keys and cell phones.