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PHOENIX Rejecting fears by doctors they could get arrested, Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed a new law restricting who can get an abortion.
The measure, which takes effect later this year makes it a Class 6 felony to terminate a pregnancy if the woman is seeking the procedure because of a fetal genetic defect. The verbiage is so broad that it also could result in similar charges and potentially a year in state prison for nurses and others who assist, potentially including clerical staff.
Ducey praised the measure. There s immeasurable value in every single life, regardless of genetic makeup, the governor, who has been a foe of abortion, said in a prepared statement
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Gov. Ducey: “We Did It By Bringing Everyone To The Table”
PHOENIX Governor Doug Ducey today signed historic legislation and an amended tribal-state gaming compact that will modernize gaming in Arizona and provide millions of dollars in revenue for critical state needs.
As representatives from the Arizona Legislature and 18 Tribal Nations looked on, Governor Ducey marked the culmination of a multi-year effort to modernize an industry that has become a mainstay of the state’s expanding economy since 1992 and has grown to support more than 38,000 jobs.
“I can’t overstate the impact the tribal-state gaming compact amendment and its associated legislation will have on our state,” Governor Ducey told guests at a ceremony at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. “Gaming employs thousands of Arizonans, and it generates millions in tax revenue that benefits areas like K-12 education, conservation, and treatment centers. Today’s signing is a culmination of years of p
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PHOENIX Arizona will not be enacting a law to outlaw virtually all abortions, at least not this year.
Senate President Karen Fann told Capitol Media Services Tuesday she will not allow HB 2140 to come to the floor for debate. It would have outlawed abortions at the point a fetal heartbeat could be conducted, as early as five weeks into pregnancy. This bill was not vetted properly with stakeholders to ensure it is constitutional, Fann said. And there clearly was a consensus, even among supporters, that the measure would have run up against U.S. Supreme Court precedents dating back nearly half a century.
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