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One Utah legislative candidate is talking about his family’s experience with IVF. Here’s why it matters.

Among red states, Utah has the highest rate of babies born from fertility treatments. Ahead of the election, some experts and advocates wonder if that could be at risk.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Travis Smith, running for Utah House District 42, talks about his campaign alongside his wife Tillia and their daughter Margot, 7, who was conceived via in vitro fertilization. The Democratic candidate discusses their journey to grow their family and the need to protect access to reproductive health care on his website.

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Emily Anderson SternStatewatch Reporter

Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.