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Bill to require fathers to pay 50% of pregnancy costs advances through Utah House committee

The bill’s sponsor says he’s moving it forward as a ‘pro-life’ measure to increase responsibility for men who bring children into the world.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Rep. Brady Brammer, R-Highland, wears a mask as members of the House of Representatives are separated by plexiglass during the start of the 2021 legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Jan. 19, 2021. Brammer is sponsoring a bill that would require a man to bear 50% of the medical costs for a pregnancy when he was the father.