On Monday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer approved two pieces of legislation that will significantly restrict access to abortion in the state. The first bill imposes a 24-hour waiting period before women can obtain an abortion. It also requires abortion providers to read a script during a mandatory counseling session that tells women about so-called health [...]
The Arizona Senate passed two pieces of anti-abortion legislation on Friday without holding debates on either of the bills. The first bill would impose a 2-year sentence on any doctor who performs a late abortion. The second bill imposes a 24-hour waiting period on women who seek abortions, requires 2 parents to give consent for [...]
The Republican-dominated Arizona Senate advanced two pieces of anti-choice legislation on Wednesday. The first bill would mandate a 24-hour waiting period before a woman could obtain an abortion. The second bill would increase the penalties for doctors who perform late abortions. (For a great analysis about the terminology surrounding the terms “late-term” and “partial-birth” abortions, [...]
