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House committee OKs 18-week abortion ban opposed by some as ‘arbitrary’, ‘paternalistic’ and likely unconstitutional

(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) In this 2015 file photo, abortion protesters hold signs as they bow their heads while they listen to Robert Woods read a prayer outside the Salt Lake City Planned Parenthood as part of a nationwide protest, Aug. 22, 2015. A Utah House committee on Wednesday endorsed a proposed ban on abortions after 18 weeks of gestation.