Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has signed a bill banning abortions at 15 weeks.
Those measures are unique in that they allow private citizens to file civil lawsuits against anyone who helps someone else get an abortion after six weeks. It has made legal challenges difficult because the government is not involved in enforcement.
"I am becoming more frightened by the moment by this bill," Democratic Rep. Mitzi Epstein said during last Thursday’s floor debate. "I’m terrified that this bill would outlaw health care for a woman having a naturally occurring and tragic and horrible miscarriage and they would not be allowed to get this health care.
"The state has an obligation to protect life, and that is what this bill is about," Barto said during Senate debate last month. Republicans hope to put the 15-week ban in place so it takes effect quickly if the Supreme Court further limits abortion rights but stops short of fully overturning Roe. The measure closely mirrors the Mississippi law.
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