Utah Law Requires Fathers to Pay Half of Pregnancy Costs

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation into law on Monday legally requiring biological fathers to help with paying medical costs in the pregnancy if the biological mother requests it.

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 8, 2021. Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News via AP

Biological fathers in Utah are now legally required to pay half of the medical costs associated with the mother’s pregnancy and delivery, under a measure recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox.

The legislation received widespread support in the GOP-controlled chamber.