Utah § 78B-3-109 Right to life -- State policy -- Act or omission preventing abortion not actionable -- Failure or refusal to prevent birth not a defense.

Utah Statutes

§ 78B-3-109 — Right to life -- State policy -- Act or omission preventing abortion not actionable -- Failure or refusal to prevent birth not a defense.

Utah § 78B-3-109

Title 78BJudicial Code

Ch. 78B-3Civil Actions

Part 78B-3-1Right to Sue and Be Sued

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Utah Code Ann. § 78B-3-109 (2026).

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(1)The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to encourage all persons to respect the right to life of all other persons, regardless of age, development, condition, or dependency, including all persons with a disability and all unborn persons.

(2)A cause of action may not arise, and damages may not be awarded, on behalf of any person, based on the claim that but for the act or omission of another, a person would not have been permitted to have been born alive but would have been aborted.

(3)The failure or refusal of any person to prevent the live birth of a person may not be a defense in any action, and may not be considered in awarding damages or child support, or imposing a penalty, in any action.

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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to encourage all persons to respect the right to life of all other persons, regardless of age, development, condition, or dependency, including all persons with a disability and all unborn persons.
(2) A cause of action may not arise, and damages may not be awarded, on behalf of any person, based on the claim that but for the act or omission of another, a person would not have been permitted to have been born alive but would have been aborted.
(3) The failure or refusal of any person to prevent the live birth of a person may not be a defense in any action, and may not be considered in awarding damages or child support, or imposing a penalty, in any action.