VP Harris meets with Utah's Rep. Romero about abortion rights

• The six other Latina lawmakers represented Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, New York, and Texas.

What she's saying: "[Harris] really wanted to address abortion and abortion access and how it impacts the Latinx community," Romero, president-elect of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, told Axios. "Even though we have a Republican-controlled Legislature — doesn’t mean that we shouldn't be talking about issues that impact Utahns, like access to health care."

• Romero said she wanted to get feedback from the federal government and other colleagues about the types of policies lawmakers can introduce in their own states to help women.

Context: Utah is one of 13 states with an abortion trigger law.

Why it matters: Hispanic women in Utah are "far less likely" to have access to health care, according to an analysis by the Utah Women & Leadership Project at Utah State University.

• About 20% of Utah Latinas say they don't seek health care due to cost.

• Nationally, about a quarter of abortion patients are Hispanic women, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute.

Flashback: Utah's abortion ban was put on hold after the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah sued the state to block it from going into effect.

The big picture: Democrats are using access to reproductive health care as a motivating issue for voters ahead of midterm elections.

What's next: Romero plans to sponsor a bill that would eliminate criminal penalties for health providers who perform abortions.