Arizona's abortion rate hits a decade low, triggering debate over state-mandated reporting requirements. Gov. Hobbs calls the reporting 'an attack on freedom,' while pro-life advocates argue it provides crucial data for policy decisions.
The abortion rate in Arizona is the second lowest in a decade, according to a state health report. Gov. Katie Hobbs called the report invasive and an “attack on freedom.” State law requires the Arizona Department of Health Services to report annually on abortion statistics, including demographic data on women who get abortions in Arizona.
Hobbs said Wednesday the Legislature should repeal the 2010 law, saying in a statement that it “creates a government registry of pregnancies and requires government surveillance of pregnant women.”“This report is an attack on our freedom, is unacceptable, and must be brought to an end,” she said. “The government has no place in surveilling Arizonans' medical decision-making or tracking their health history.”Dr. Jill Gibson, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Arizona, said the reporting requirements are onerous and do not help patient care. “There's nothing that's contained within this report that's going to help me continue to provide safe and effective abortion care,” she said.Abortion providers submit data through a secure, web-based system and state health officials compile the information. The Arizona Department of Health Services on Wednesday released a report on abortions from 2023.Gibson noted that other doctors aren’t required to submit such information to the state, saying “these requirements are uniquely positioned to make it more difficult for abortion providers to provide their care.”However, Cathi Herrod, president of the conservative Center for Arizona Policy, said the annual report provides Arizonans with important information about women’s health care. “All that data is helpful as policymakers, as citizens in Arizona, to know, ‘How can we serve women better? How can we spare women the harms of abortion and spare the lives of unborn children?’” she said.According to the state health department’s annual report, 12,705 abortions were performed in Arizona last year, slightly under the 10-year average
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