Vetoed by Governor Janet Napolitano

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion a class 6 felony that is punishable by a fine and/or up to two years of imprisonment.

Highlights:

-Exempts physicians who perform partial-birth abortions to save the life of a woman who is endangered by a physical disorder, a physical illness, a physical injury, or a life-endangering physical condition caused by the pregnancy (Sec. 1). -Allows a defendant to request a hearing before a relevant medical board on whether a partial birth abortion was necessary to save the life of the woman on whom the abortion was performed and specifies that the findings of such a board are admissible at the trial (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion a class 6 felony that is punishable by a fine and/or up to two years of imprisonment.

Highlights:

-Exempts physicians who perform partial-birth abortions to save the life of a woman who is endangered by a physical disorder, a physical illness, a physical injury, or a life-endangering physical condition caused by the pregnancy (Sec. 1). -Allows a defendant to request a hearing before a relevant medical board on whether a partial birth abortion was necessary to save the life of the woman on whom the abortion was performed and specifies that the findings of such a board are admissible at the trial (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes knowingly performing a partial-birth abortion a class 6 felony that is punishable by a fine and/or up to two years of imprisonment.

Highlights:

-Exempts physicians who perform partial-birth abortions to save the life of a woman who is endangered by a physical disorder, a physical illness, a physical injury, or a life-endangering physical condition caused by the pregnancy (Sec. 1). -Allows a defendant to request a hearing before the Arizona Medical Board on whether a partial birth abortion was necessary to save the life of the woman on whom the abortion was performed and specifies that the findings of the hearing are admissible at the trial (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text