{"id":265039,"date":"2022-03-24T17:24:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T22:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=265039"},"modified":"2022-03-30T18:06:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:06:17","slug":"arizona-house-abortions-15-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/arizona-house-abortions-15-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona governor signs 15-week abortion limit into law"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE, 3\/30\/22:<\/strong>\u00a0Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has signed Senate Bill 1164 into law. According to Reuters<\/a>, Ducey noted in a letter, “In Arizona, we know there is immeasurable value in every life \u2013 including preborn life. I believe it is each state’s responsibility to protect them.” The law is likely to go into effect by late summer unless enjoined by the courts.<\/p>\n

3\/24\/22:<\/strong> On Thursday, Arizona lawmakers in the House passed legislation that limits abortion to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. The vote, which fell along party lines, follows last month’s<\/a> approval by the Senate, making Arizona the second state this year \u2014\u00a0after Florida<\/a> \u2014\u00a0to pass a prohibition on abortion after 15 weeks.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 1164<\/a> prohibits all abortions after 15 weeks gestation \u2014 including those resulting from rape or incest \u2014 but it contains an exception for the life of the mother. Despite this, it is never medically necessary<\/a>\u00a0to intentionally kill a preborn child. If the mother’s life is truly in danger during the second trimester, doctors can quickly perform an emergency c-section in less than an hour. In contrast, a second-trimester D&E abortion takes 24-48 hours due to the size of the preborn baby.<\/p>\n

While there is no guarantee that children born this young can survive, every medical attention can be given for the child’s well-being and hopeful survival, while at the same time doing what’s best for the health of the mother. This is different than abortion, which is always the intentional ending of a human life.<\/p>\n