Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-7-304.5. Consent required for abortions performed on minors--Division of Child and Family Services as guardian of a minor--Hearing to allow a minor to self-consent--Appeals

(a) the physician obtains the informed written consent of a parent or guardian of the minor, in accordance with Sections 76-7-305 and 76-7-305.5;

(b) the minor is granted the right, by court order under Subsection (4)(b), to consent to the abortion without obtaining consent from a parent or guardian; or

(2)(a) A minor who wants to have an abortion may choose:

(b) Neither Subsection (1) nor this Subsection (2) require the minor to seek or obtain consent from the minor's parent or guardian if the circumstances described in Subsection 76-7-304(3)(b)(ii) exist.

(4)(a) The juvenile court shall close the hearing on a petition described in Subsection (3) to the public.

(b) After considering the evidence presented at the hearing, the court shall order that the minor may obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(a) provide for the administration of the proceedings described in this section;

(b) provide for the appeal of a court's decision under this section;

(c) ensure the confidentiality of the proceedings described in this section and the records related to the proceedings; and

(d) establish procedures to expedite the hearing and appeal proceedings described in this section.