In April 2008, the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” published results of a study in which the authors conclude that some sex-selection abortions are taking place in the U.S.

After an hour of heated debate, the House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit an abortion performed because of the race or gender of the unborn child.

The Arizona House on Monday is scheduled to consider bills to place new restrictions on abortions.

Despite Rep. Steve Montenegro’s calling his HB2635 “something we can all agree on,” the bill, which would outlaw abortions based solely on the sex or race of the fetuses, sparked nearly an hour of debate Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services Committee.

Two Arizona legislative committees on Wednesday are scheduled to consider bills to improve new abortion restrictions.

A legislative committee approved a proposal Wednesday that would require abortion doctors to offer their patients ultrasound images of their unborn child before ending their pregnancies.

If a state lawmaker has his way, women seeking abortions in Arizona would be required to sign documents saying they’re not terminating a pregnancy because of the fetus’ race or sex.

We should know Tuesday whether the Phoenix Catholic Diocese ends its relationship with a Phoenix hospital ordered to comply with church teachings or else lose its Catholic status.

“My political career is I’m going to leave politics to the politicians.” — Former gubernatorial candidate Buz Mills.

Sen. Russell Pearce, author of Arizona’s new strict immigration law, suggested in an e-mail that money from First Things First is funding services for illegal aliens and abortion.