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| Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) |
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An Arizona bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks was passed by Arizona's House and Senate. The legislation is modeled after Mississippi's law that the US Supreme Court will rule on this summer (Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization). Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) is expected to sign the bill into law.
Votes on the bill were along party lines. It passed by a vote of 31-26 in the Arizona Senate and 16-13 in the House.
The legislation would punish abortionists who knowingly abort a child after 15 weeks of gestation. Those who violate the law could face felony charges and potentially lose their medical licenses.
Arizona's bill also states that it does not overrule an existing statute that would ban abortion in the state outright if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
