ACTION ALERT
The Abolition of Abortion in Arizona Act (HB2706) has been filed by State Rep. Cory McGar. It has been cosponsored by State Rep. Barbara Parker. It is currently waiting to be heard in the State House Judiciary Committee. Please email and call the following representatives requesting HB2706 be heard and passed in committee.
- Judiciary Committee Chair Quang Nguyen: QNguyen@azleg.gov (602) 926-3258
- Judiciary Committee Vice Chair Selina Bliss: SBliss@azleg.gov (602) 926-4018
- Speaker Ben Toma: BToma@azleg.gov (602) 926-3298
- Speaker Pro Tem Travis Grantham: TGrantham@azleg.gov (602) 926-4868
- Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci: LBiasiucci@azleg.gov (602) 926-3018
- Majority Whip Teresa Martinez: TMartinez@azleg.gov (602) 926-3158
Please email and call the following representatives to thank them for sponsoring HB2706.
- Rep. Cory McGarr: CMcGarr@azleg.gov (602) 926-3630
- Rep Barbara Parker: BParker@azleg.gov (602) 926-3681
Please email your state Representative and State Senator asking them to support HB2706. If you don’t know who your State Representative and Senator are, or don’t have their contact info, click here.
Arizona
Status of Abortion:
Legal
Upon the overturn of Roe v. Wade, it was widely thought that the pre-Roe abortion ban would go back into effect. However, the most recent Arizona appeals court ruling said that the pre- Roe ban could not go into effect because all of the pro-life regulations passed since the pre- Roe abortion ban rendered the older law void. This ruling is a based on the legal principle that when two laws conflict, the more recent law takes prominence. So it’s pro-life regulations that provided the pro-abortion judges the cover they needed to keep abortion legal in Arizona.
The result of the ruling is that the abortion ban is struck down, while all of the pro-life regulations passed since the abortion ban were allowed to stand. These include a 15-week ban, 24-hour waiting period, an ultrasound law, a Down Syndrome abortion ban, and a few others. None of these laws have any substantial impact on the abortion rate.
Abolition History:
In 2022, State Rep. Walt Blackman introduced HB2650. Though the bill was coauthored by nine other representatives, it never received a hearing in the House Rules Committee which is chaired by Rep. Travis Grantham.
Governor:
Attorney General:
Speaker of the House:
President of the Senate:
Annual Regular Sessions begin in January.
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available.
Action Alert!
The Abolition of Abortion in Arizona Act (HB2706) has been filed by State Rep. Cory McGar. It has been cosponsored by State Rep. Barbara Parker. It is currently waiting to be heard in the State House Judiciary Committee.
Please email and call the following representatives requesting HB2706 be heard and passed in committee.
- Judiciary Committee Chair Quang Nguyen: QNguyen@azleg.gov (602) 926-3258
- Judiciary Committee Vice Chair Selina Bliss: SBliss@azleg.gov (602) 926-4018
- Speaker Ben Toma: BToma@azleg.gov (602) 926-3298
- Speaker Pro Tem Travis Grantham: TGrantham@azleg.gov (602) 926-4868
- Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci: LBiasiucci@azleg.gov (602) 926-3018
- Majority Whip Teresa Martinez: TMartinez@azleg.gov (602) 926-3158
Please email and call the following representatives to thank them for sponsoring HB2706.
- Rep. Cory McGarr: CMcGarr@azleg.gov (602) 926-3630
- Rep Barbara Parker: BParker@azleg.gov (602) 926-3681
Please email your state Representative and State Senator asking them to support HB2706. If you don’t know who your State Representative and Senator are, or don’t have their contact info, click here.