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Protest signs show up on Utah Capitol trash cans ahead of Senate vote on controversial Down syndrome abortion ban bill

Paper signs were taped to trash cans and waste baskets around the Utah Capitol on Tuesday morning: “HB205 puts TAXPAYERS’ MONEY here,” they said, alongside a picture of Oscar the Grouch.

As seen at the Capitol. HB205, the Down Syndrome Nondiscrimination Abortion Act. Legal challenges? #utpol #utleg pic.twitter.com/3TKi4LGY5y

— Francisco Kjolseth (@fkjolseth) March 6, 2018

The signs were something of a guerrilla lobbying campaign against the controversial Down Syndrome Nondiscrimination Abortion Act. The bill would criminalize doctors who perform an abortion if the sole reason was Down syndrome.