Arizona Governor Signs Bills on Abortion, Transgender Issues Into Law

Arizona Governor Signs Bills on Abortion, Transgender Issues Into Law
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey talks to reporters at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed into law three bills that restrict abortions, limit gender reassignment surgeries, and block transgender athletes from participating in female sports.

Ducey signed Senate Bill 1164 (pdf) to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The measure, which the legislature approved largely along party lines, sets exceptions for medical emergencies that could cause the woman to die or face “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.”
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