Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 7a - Abortion Prohibition

• Abortion: means the act, by a physician, of using an instrument, or prescribing a drug, with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant, except as permitted under this chapter. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Abortion clinic: means a type I abortion clinic licensed by the state or a type II abortion clinic licensed by the state. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Down syndrome: means a genetic condition associated with an extra chromosome 21, in whole or in part, or an effective trisomy for chromosome 21. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Hospital: means :
       (5)(a) a general hospital licensed by the department; or
       (5)(b) a clinic or other medical facility to the extent the clinic or other medical facility is certified by the department as providing equipment and personnel sufficient in quantity and quality to provide the same degree of safety to a pregnant woman and an unborn child as would be provided for the particular medical procedure undertaken by a general hospital licensed by the department. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Medical emergency: means a life threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the pregnant woman at risk of death, or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function, unless the abortion is performed or induced. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Perinatal hospice: means comprehensive support to the mother and her family from the time of the diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly, through the time of the child's birth, and through the postpartum period, that:
       (7)(a) focuses on alleviating fear and ensuring that the woman and her family experience the life and death of a child in a comfortable and supportive environment; and
       (7)(b) may include counseling or medical care by:

            (7)(b)(i) maternal-fetal medical specialists;

            (7)(b)(ii) obstetricians;

            (7)(b)(iii) neonatologists;

            (7)(b)(iv) anesthesia specialists;

            (7)(b)(v) psychiatrists, psychologists, or other mental health providers;

            (7)(b)(vi) clergy;

            (7)(b)(vii) social workers; or

            (7)(b)(viii) specialty nurses. See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
• Physician: means :
       (8)(a) a medical doctor licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the state;
       (8)(b) an osteopathic physician licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in the state; or
       (8)(c) a physician employed by the federal government who has qualifications similar to an individual described in Subsection (7)(a) or (b). See Utah Code 76-7a-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Woman: means an adult human female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5