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Apr 12, 2012

Brewer signs bill banning abortions after 20 weeks

Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in most cases, making Arizona one of only a handful of states in the country with such a restriction.

Apr 6, 2012

Abortion bills out of line with accepted standards of prenatal care

The practice of medicine is as much an art as it is a science. There are subtleties that demand one’s attention as well as an appreciation of the risks, benefits and alternatives to treatments that confront every patient and physician. The practice of medicine is never black and white.

Mar 27, 2012

Senate passes sweeping anti-abortion measure

The Senate today approved a proposal that makes it illegal for doctors to perform an abortion if the fetus is determined to be at least 20 weeks old.

The measure brings pro-life advocates closer to their goal of blunting the impact of Roe v. Wade, the decades-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave women the right to an abortion.

Mar 22, 2012

Lawmakers spar over sweeping anti-abortion bill

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate sparred Thursday over sweeping anti-abortion legislation that generally bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and institutes new disclosure requirements, including one that requires women to look at a state-run website with images of fetuses at two-week intervals.

Mar 21, 2012

Democrats denounce GOP bills as war on women’s health, choices

Democratic legislators continued to denounce what they call Republican attacks on women’s rights, criticizing today three House bills that they say would reduce women’s abilities to make their own health care decisions.

Mar 6, 2012

Senate approves bill on ‘wrongful births’

The Arizona Senate has approved a bill that would shield doctors and others from so-called "wrongful birth" lawsuits.

Mar 5, 2012

Arizona lawmakers target Planned Parenthood funding

Abortion providers in Arizona would be barred from receiving federal government funding through the state for family planning services under a bill that received preliminary approval from the state House on Friday.

Feb 28, 2012

Sweeping abortion bill advancing in Senate

Pro-life lawmakers were able to get a sweeping abortion measure through a Senate committee Monday, despite the measure being held in the House nearly two weeks ago.

Feb 23, 2012

Pro-life advocates revive stalled anti-abortion bill

Unable to shepherd an abortion bill out of a House committee, pro-life advocates are resorting to a common legislative maneuver to revive the proposal.

Feb 15, 2012

Sweeping anti-abortion bills facing hurdles

The pro-life community suffered a setback Wednesday as proposals that would add a host of requirements before an abortion could be performed failed to get committee approval.

A bill to ban most abortions after 20 weeks and another that would define human life as beginning at conception stalled in the Republican-led Legislature.

Feb 8, 2012

Bill would prevent ‘wrongful birth’ lawsuits

An Arizona legislator wants to shield doctors from so-called "wrongful birth" lawsuits, which can arise if physicians don't inform pregnant women of prenatal problems that could lead to the decision to have an abortion.

Feb 7, 2012

Bill would impose new abortion restrictions in Arizona

A new bill introduced in the Arizona House would generally bar abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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