Both sisters had tears in their eyes.

Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, sat in her office at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City.

On the other side of the Salt Lake Valley, her younger sister by 10 years, Samantha Hansen, sat in the kitchen of her Herriman home.

Some 40 miles separated the two while they spoke individually to the Deseret News on Thursday — but their vast differences over an issue that hits far too close to home for their family is immeasurable.

Read the full story on the Deseret News.

Both sisters had tears in their eyes.
Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan, sat in her office at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City.
On the other side of the Salt Lake Valley, her younger sister by 10 years, Samantha Hansen, sat in the kitchen of her Herriman home.
Some 40 miles separated the two while they spoke individually to the <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/">Deseret News</a> on Thursday — but their vast differences over an issue that hits far too close to home for their family is immeasurable.
<a href="https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/2/3/23581647/abortion-rape-law-utah-lawmaker-sister-police-report">Read the full story on the Deseret News.</a>

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