Utah moves toward allowing health care providers to deny treatment based on their beliefs

By: Will Ruzanski

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 604

Last Updated: 5 days, 17 hours ago

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After overcoming bill-halting opposition when it was introduced, a proposal allowing health care providers in Utah to refuse treatment based on their deeply held beliefs — including religion or conscience — is advancing to the House floor with two days left in the Legislature’s general session.

SB174 is sponsored by Sen. Keven Stratton, R-Orem, and passed out of the House Health and Human Services Committee along party lines Wednesday, with all three Democratic …

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