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AZ SB1360
Bill
Status
2/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Katie Hobbs
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AI Summary
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Requires private pregnancy assistance agencies listed on the state health department website to either inform clients of all pregnancy options including abortion rights, or post a sign stating the agency does not provide abortion information.
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Expands civil action rights to allow women to sue private pregnancy agencies that failed to inform them of their right to legal abortion, unless the agency posted the required sign.
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Applies the same disclosure requirements and civil action provisions to cases involving fetal conditions, including lethal and nonlethal diagnoses.
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Specifies that perinatal hospice services must be offered as an alternative to abortion for women with unborn children diagnosed with lethal fetal conditions.
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Establishes a six-year statute of limitations for civil actions and allows recovery of statutory damages of $5,000 or three times the cost of abortion, plus attorney fees.
Legislative Description
Abortion; information
Last Action
Referred to Senate HHS Committee
2/5/2013