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Legal shift on abortion and more on Behind the Headlines

Hundreds of protesters march down State Street after a bans off our bodies protest hosted by Planned Parenthood, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Rick Egan
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Hundreds of protesters march down State Street after a bans off our bodies protest hosted by Planned Parenthood, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

A trigger law banning elective abortions in Utah is slated to take effect if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Eighty-three women say a Provo OB-GYN sexually abused them over a span of 40 years. And, as Utah’s drought persists, clean energy advocates say it’s time to power down water-guzzling coal plants.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Becky Jacobs and Leia Larsen, along with columnist Marina Gomberg, join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories.

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