Arizona House approves bill that bans abortions because of genetic abnormalities
A bill passed by the House on Thursday would make it a class six felony for doctors to terminate a pregnancy because the child has a survivable genetic abnormality. Author: Adriana Loya (12NEWS), Associated Press Published: 8:44 PM EDT April 2, 2021 Updated: 8:44 PM EDT April 2, 2021
PHOENIX The Arizona House of Representatives approved an amended version of Senate Bill 1457 on Thursday. The bill would make it a class six felony for doctors to terminate a pregnancy because the child has a survivable genetic abnormality.
The measure only advanced after Republican Rep. Regina Cobb amended it to reduce the criminal penalty for doctors from its original class three felony, along with other changes.
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It’s unbelievable in any given year, especially now that we’re still in this pandemic, that this is what they choose to spend taxpayer money on, said Democratic state Representative Athena Salman. The ones that are most egregious that could lead to potential boycotts of Arizona like it has in other states are the measures that are in the Senate right now.
On February 24, the Senate passed SB 1254, which would force state health officials to ban organizations that counsel, refer, perform, induce, prescribe or provide abortions from an online list of pregnancy services available for women.
Earlier today, the Senate also passed one of the more closely watched bills, SB 1457. The sweeping legislation would give fetuses the same rights as children and adults, ban public agencies from contracting with abortion providers or affiliates, and prohibit public-education institutions from providing referrals for abortions or pro-abortion counseling. The bill would also criminalize t
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A legislative panel voted February 4 to make it a crime to terminate the pregnancy of a fetus with a genetic abnormality by declaring that it has the same legal rights as anyone else.
SB 1457 would make it a Class 3 felony for a doctor to perform an abortion knowing it is being sought because of a genetic abnormality of the fetus. That carries a presumptive prison term of 3.5 years.
The measure also would outlaw the use of telemedicine for medical abortions, precluding women from getting abortion-inducing pills through the mail. It also would require that any aborted fetus be either buried or cremated and impose new restrictions on public educational institutions from counseling or referring a woman for an abortion other than to save her life.