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Channel3000.com April 22, 2021 5:11 PM By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press Posted: Updated: Bob Christie FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Republican Rep. Regina Cobb, chair of the Arizona House Appropriations Committee, listens during a committee hearing in Phoenix. Cobb announced Tuesday, March 23, 2021, that she can't support a proposal that would make it a felony in Arizona for a doctor to perform an abortion because the fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down Syndrome. Cobb's decision could end the effort to enact the wide-ranging anti-abortion proposal bill, at least ...

Arizona State Legislature approves abortion ban for genetic issues By Bob Christie Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona (file) PHOENIX (AP) - Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature on Thursday approved a sweeping anti-abortion bill that bans the procedure if the woman is seeking it solely because a fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome. Doctors who perform an abortion solely because the child has a survivable genetic issue can face felony charges. The proposal also contains a raft of other provisions sought by abortion opponents.  The party-line votes send the ...

Arizona bill that aims to ban abortion for genetic issues revived with minor changes By Bob Christie article PHOENIX (AP) - Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature on Monday amended a sweeping anti-abortion bill to satisfy concerns of a lone GOP senator who voted against the measure earlier this month and blocked it from advancing. The move clears the way for the House and Senate to give final approval to the measure and send it to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, an abortion opponent who has never vetoed a piece of anti-abortion legislation. Democrats universally oppose Senate Bill 1457....

Abortion ban for genetic issues revived with minor changes Follow Us Kay C. James Question of the Day     FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Republican Rep. Regina Cobb, chair of the Arizona House Appropriations Committee, listens during a committee hearing in Phoenix. Cobb announced Tuesday, March 23, 2021, that she can’t support a proposal that ... more > By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press - Monday, April 19, 2021 PHOENIX (AP) - Republicans who control the Arizona Legislat...

Revised Arizona abortion bill appears headed for passage MGN Measure bans abortion due to genetic defect - makes providing such procedures a felony PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A sweeping new abortion bill appears headed for passage after amendments were made to appease the lone Republican blocking it from advancing. SB 1457 makes it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion based solely on a genetic abnormality, like Down's Syndrome. It does allow for the procedure in cases of extreme and unsurvivable fetal conditions. Those conditions weren't defined clearly enough for Sen. Tyler Pac...