BREAKING: Governor Ducey has approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks in Arizona: abc15
The House approved the measure last week, a month after the Senate gave its OK. Ducey signed off on the bill Wednesday.
Physicians who perform an abortion in violation of this statute and in a non-medical emergency, are subject to be charged with a class 6 felony and if convicted, will have their license suspended or revoked, according to a release from Governor Ducey. The release also says women who received an abortion after 15 weeks may not be prosecuted.
Ducey’s approval of the anti-abortion bill comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a similar Mississippi law and may even overturn the right to abortion altogether in place for five decades. But many like State Senator Lupe Contreras believe the government has no business dictating a woman's health care decision.
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