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REFERENCE TITLE: abortions; clinical privileges; physicians |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1390 |
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Introduced by Senators Allen: Gould, Gray, Melvin, Smith; Representatives Barton, Crandell, Harper, Kavanagh
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AN ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2156; relating to abortion.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2156, to read:
36-2156. Availability of postabortion care; physician responsibility; violation; classification
A physician is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor if the physician performs or induces an abortion and does not have clinical privileges at a hospital that offers obstetrical or gynecological care within thirty miles of the location where the abortion is performed or induced.