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In Arizona, you can obtain an abortion but restrictions apply. Before a woman can receive an abortion, she must go through state-directed counseling, which will aim to discourage her from seeking out an abortion. Following the counseling, she needs to go through a 24-hour wait period before the abortion can be performed. The use of telemedicine for an abortion is prohibited. | In the United States, abortion has been fully legal since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision (1973). In Arizona, you can obtain an abortion but restrictions apply. Before a woman can receive an abortion, she must go through state-directed counseling, which will aim to discourage her from seeking out an abortion. Following the counseling, she needs to go through a 24-hour wait period before the abortion can be performed. The use of telemedicine for an abortion is prohibited. | ||
If you're under 18 years old and want an abortion in Arizona, it's required that one of your parents consents to the abortion (i.e. "parental consent"). If you cannot manage to get the parental consent, you can try to get a "judicial bypass." This is when you ask a judge for permission instead or, if it's an emergency (for medical reasons), you can get special permission.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/states/arizona Sex in the States: Arizona]</ref> | If you're under 18 years old and want an abortion in Arizona, it's required that one of your parents consents to the abortion (i.e. "parental consent"). If you cannot manage to get the parental consent, you can try to get a "judicial bypass." This is when you ask a judge for permission instead or, if it's an emergency (for medical reasons), you can get special permission.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/states/arizona Sex in the States: Arizona]</ref> | ||
In Arizona, which is considered a "battleground state," abortion has been recently challenged. In 2012, a law passed in Arizona that prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of gestation (except for in cases where the pregnancy endangered the woman's life). This was later ruled to be unconstitutional by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2013. | |||
Like in many parts of the country, abortion clinics in Arizona have faced severe pressure in recent years. According to a Guttmacher report, "There were 12 abortion-providing facilities in Arizona in 2014, and 9 of those were clinics. These numbers represent a 29% decline since 2011 in overall providers, and a a 40% decline in clinics from 2011, when there were 17 abortion providers overall, of which 15 were clinics."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-arizona State Facts About Abortion: Arizona]</ref> | Like in many parts of the country, abortion clinics in Arizona have faced severe pressure in recent years. According to a Guttmacher report, "There were 12 abortion-providing facilities in Arizona in 2014, and 9 of those were clinics. These numbers represent a 29% decline since 2011 in overall providers, and a a 40% decline in clinics from 2011, when there were 17 abortion providers overall, of which 15 were clinics."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-arizona State Facts About Abortion: Arizona]</ref> | ||