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Clinics now required to inform state of final destination of fetal tissue
Abortion providers must now tell the state what happens to tissue from abortions in an effort to ensure nothing is being illegally sold despite the lack of evidence anyone in Arizona is breaking any laws.
Health director pushes ahead with fetal tissue rules
State Health Director Cara Christ is pushing ahead with new rules on the sale of fetal tissue even though nothing in state law actually prohibits it.
Judge rejects pro-marijuana group’s effort to loosen limits for users with PTSD
A judge has rejected efforts by a marijuana advocacy group to quash limits set by the Department of Health Services on how and when patients with post-traumatic stress disorder can legally use the drug.
Ducey orders review, new rules on fetal tissue after Planned Parenthood video
Gov. Doug Ducey jumped into the national fray over a video showing a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the donation of aborted fetal tissue for medical research, ordering the Arizona Department of Health Services to implement new rules to ensure that tissue from abortions isn’t being illegally sold in the state.
State health director urges judge to throw out challenge to new abortion law
State Health Director Cara Christ wants a federal judge to throw out a challenge to a controversial new abortion law because no doctor has yet been disciplined for breaking it.
Arizona doctors get reprieve from having to tell women medication abortions can be reversed
The state has agreed to delay the enforcement of a law requiring doctors to advise women who are seeking medication abortions that the procedure can be reversed.
Arizona abortions dropping slower than national average
The number of abortions in Arizona is dropping much more slowly than the national average despite a host of new state laws designed to make it more difficult for women to access abortion services, according to an Associated Press survey.
Doctors, Planned Parenthood challenge medication abortion law
A group of doctors and Planned Parenthood Arizona filed suit today to challenge a law requiring doctors to tell women medication abortions can be reversed.
Gov. Ducey names new Department of Health Services director
Gov. Doug Ducey has named a new director to lead the state's Department of Health Services.
Many Arizona classrooms vulnerable to measles spread
Many kindergarten classrooms in Arizona are vulnerable to the spread of measles because so few students have been vaccinated.
Bill seeks to crack down on fake service animals by allowing restaurants to ban all service animals
Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff wants to ensure that the fluffy dog sitting next to you in a restaurant is really a service animal, and not just someone’s pet.
Report: Arizona patients consumed 10 tons of medical marijuana in 2014
Arizona’s more than 63,000 medical marijuana patients ate, drank or smoked more than 10 tons of the drug last year.
That’s the equivalent of about seven Volkswagen Beetles, more than 2,300 gallons of milk - or, if you prefer, in excess of 40,000 eight-ounce bags of Cheetos.
