The Arizona Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to ban abortions after 15 weeks. The vote was 16–13 on party lines in the GOP-controlled upper chamber, with all Democrats opposed to the bill. Senate Bill 1164 (pdf) now moves to the state House, which is also controlled by Republicans. If passed, the bill will go to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk. Ducey, a Republican, opposes abortion. Under the measure, if enacted, doctors who carry out an abortion after 15 weeks could potentially be sentenced to a year in prison and have their medical licenses revoked. Text of the proposed legislation reads: “Except in a medical emergency, a physician may not intentionally or knowingly perform, induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion if the probable gestational age of the unborn human being has been determined to be greater than fifteen weeks.” The measure doesn’t have any exceptions in cases of rape or incest. “The baby inside …
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