On Monday, a letter from more than 200 Arizona women leaders was sent to Governor Doug Ducey advocating against Senator Nancy Barto's (R-Phoenix) Senate Bill 1457. The bill would make it a class 6 felony to perform an abortion based on a genetic condition and fines medical professionals who fail to report such procedures.
Although the...Arizona News
On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1377, which provides protections for businesses, including long-term care providers, against civil lawsuits regarding the spread of COVID-19. Dave Voepel, CEO of the Arizona Health Care Association, spoke to McKnight's Long Term Care about the new law:
Without this legislation, frivolous...Arizona News
As has been consistently reported on throughout the 2021 Arizona Legislative Session, there are a number of bills specifically addressing reproductive healthcare and abortion that would likely put constraints on providers and patients throughout the state if they were to pass.
Senate Bill 1457, introduced by Senatory Nancy Barto...Arizona News
The Arizona Public Health Association mentioned in it's weekly legislative update that this week will be light on votes for both the House and the Senate due to a national Conservative PAC (CPAC) conference which a number of legislators will be attending.
But that didn't stop the Senate Health and Human Services Committee from...Arizona News
This week, local lawmakers are far more preoccupied with abortion and transgender related issues than they are with COVID-19 protections and relief for Arizonans.
None of the bills sent to Governor Doug Ducey for his signature had anything to do with support for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Capitol Times...Arizona News
Arizona lawmakers have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession this legislative session by introducing a slew of medical industry related bills including COVID-19 legislation.
On Monday the Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee approved three bills brought by Representative Amish Shah (D-Phoenix) designed...
