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Deseret News Share this story Laura Seitz, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — After both of her pregnancies, Evi Figgat faced postpartum depression, anxiety and psychosis. But an increased availability of resources in Utah, as well as more awareness about maternal mental health after her second delivery, made all the difference, she said. Figgat’s first experience with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders happened when she was 24 years old. “I didn’t know my resources at all, and my recover...

After both of her pregnancies, Evi Figgat faced postpartum depression, anxiety and psychosis.

Published February 16, 2021 at 6:39 PM MST Listen • 4:37 / Utah Sen. Mitt Romney tweeted Tuesday that he’s introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage. The bill would be co-sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-AR. This story and more in Tuesday evenings news brief. Tuesday evening, February 16, 2021 State Incarcerated Students And Access To Higher Education Right now, incarcerated students in Utah can get their GED. But a state lawmaker wants to give them a...

Utah lawmakers will soon decide how much money to spend on state projects and services in the coming fiscal year. The state has more than $1 billion in one-time revenue to use, but there’s not enough to accommodate every funding request.

Published February 16, 2021 at 10:40 AM MST Listen • 4:44 / The Utah Department of Health is offering free COVID-19 testing at various locations across the state this week. This story and more in the Tuesday morning news brief. Tuesday morning, February 16, 2021 State Spending $1 Billion In The State’s Budget Utah’s economy has fared better than expected during the pandemic. House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, said Friday there’s a little more than $1 bi...

The Utah House passed a bill on Tuesday that would require jails to give female inmates the contraceptive medication they received before their incarceration.

Legislators have moved forward with a bill looking to give contraceptives to jail inmates.

Proposed bill to allow Utah inmates access to birth control January 28, 2021 GMT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Utah have proposed a bill that would allow incarcerated women to continue receiving contraceptives, including birth control, while imprisoned in state jails. Bill sponsors Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost and Sen. Luz Escamilla said the legislation would require jails to provide inmates with the option to continue their medically prescribed methods of contraception if app...

Deseret News Share this story Spenser Heaps, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah legislator’s proposal to give contraceptives to jail inmates sparked a passionate debate Tuesday about whether birth control qualifies as essential health care or an elective medication. HB102 would require jailers to provide inmates with the contraceptives they were already taking before their incarceration. For women in the criminal justice system, 84% of their pregnancies are unintended compared to 50% of...

HB102 would require jailers to provide inmates with the contraceptives they were already taking before their incarceration. For women in the criminal justice system, 84% of their pregnancies are unintended compared to 50% of pregnancies overall, bill sponsor Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost, D-Salt Lake City, told members of the House Health and Human Services Committee. While inmates usually dont get pregnant while theyre in jail, the discontinuation of their birth control regimen creates risk if they ...