Arizona

The Arizona legislature's regular session runs from January 12, 2009 to May 09, 2009. Bills that have not been enacted by the end of this legislative session will not carry over to next year.

Anti-Choice Legislation Abortion Ban Attacks on Contraception Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Physician-Only Requirements Refusal to Provide Medical Services Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)-Anti-Choice

Pro-Choice Legislation Healthy Childbearing Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice

Anti-Choice Legislation Abortion Ban Bill Number: AZ  H  2400 Summary: Bans safe, medically appropriate abortion procedure without exception to protect a woman's health. Has limited life exception. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 01/16/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Bill Number: AZ  S  1138 Summary: Bans safe, medically appropriate abortion procedure without exception to protect a woman's health. Has limited life exception. Sponsor: Gray L (R) Introduced: 01/22/2009 Last Action: Introduced Attacks on Contraception Bill Number: AZ  H  2564 Summary: Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions. Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Mandates notarized parental notice prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform abortion services and to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Bill Number: AZ  H  2564 Summary: Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions. Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Mandates notarized parental notice prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform abortion services and to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Physician-Only Requirements Bill Number: AZ  S  1175 Summary: Not relevant as introduced. As amended July 26, 2009, subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from providing abortions. Sponsor: Pearce (R) Introduced: 01/23/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Bill Number: AZ  H  2554 Summary: Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from providing abortions. Sponsor: Seel (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: AZ  H  2564 Summary: Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions. Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Mandates notarized parental notice prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform abortion services and to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Refusal to Provide Medical Services Bill Number: AZ  H  2564 Summary: Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions. Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Mandates notarized parental notice prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform abortion services and to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Bill Number: AZ  H  2564 Summary: Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions. Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Mandates notarized parental notice prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform abortion services and to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses Bill Number: AZ  S  1112 Summary: Amends criminal code to allow an "unborn child" to be a victim of crime separate and apart from the pregnant woman. Sponsor: Paton (R) Introduced: 01/14/2009 Last Action: Passed Senate Last Action Date: 06/15/2009 Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)-Anti-Choice Bill Number: AZ  H  2564 Summary: Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions. Defines pregnancy and conception in such a way that it could jeopardize access to contraception. Mandates notarized parental notice prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to perform abortion services and to refuse to provide or dispense contraceptives. Sponsor: Barto (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009 Bill Number: AZ  H  2554 Summary: Subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from providing abortions. Sponsor: Seel (R) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: AZ  S  1175 Summary: Not relevant as introduced. As amended July 26, 2009, subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions. Prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from providing abortions. Sponsor: Pearce (R) Introduced: 01/23/2009 Last Action: Enacted with Governor's Signature Last Action Date: 07/13/2009

Pro-Choice Legislation Healthy Childbearing Bill Number: AZ  H  2528 Summary: Promotes healthy childbearing by prohibiting insurance plans available on the individual market from excluding coverage for pregnancy-related care. Sponsor: Deschene (D) Introduced: 02/06/2009 Last Action: Introduced Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice Bill Number: AZ  H  2544 Summary: Improves sex education in schools. Sponsor: Sinema (D) Introduced: 02/09/2009 Last Action: Introduced

This information was last updated on 10/28/2009

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