Title 36 — Public Health and Safety
55 chapters · 1,413 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 36-2151 Definitions
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Abortion" means the use of any means to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will cause, with reasonable likelihood, the death of the unborn child. …
A.R.S. § 36-2152 Parental consent; exception; hearings; time limits; violations; classification; civil relief; statute of limitations
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A. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a person shall not knowingly perform an abortion on a pregnant unemancipated minor unless the attending physician has secured the written and notarized consent from one of the minor's parents or the minor's guardian or con…
A.R.S. § 36-2153 Informed consent; requirements; information; website; signage; violation; civil relief; statute of limitations
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A. An abortion shall not be performed or induced without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed or induced. Except in the case of a medical emergency and in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, consent to an abortion…
A.R.S. § 36-2153.01 Website information; agencies providing support for pregnant women; adoption information
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1. A list of public and private agencies and services available to assist a woman through pregnancy, on childbirth and while her child is dependent. Any agency that counsels, refers, performs, induces, prescribes or provides any means for abortion may not be included on the list.…
A.R.S. § 36-2154 Right to refuse to participate in abortion; abortion medication or emergency contraception
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A. A hospital is not required to admit any patient for the purpose of performing an abortion. A physician, or any other person who is a member of or associated with the staff of a hospital, or any employee of a hospital, doctor, clinic or other medical or surgical facility in whi…
A.R.S. § 36-2155 Performance of an abortion by individual who is not a physician; prohibition; definitions
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A. An individual who is not a physician shall not perform a surgical abortion. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Physician" means a person who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17. 2. "Surgical abortion" means the use of a surgical instrument or a machine to …
A.R.S. § 36-2156 Informed consent; ultrasound required; violation; civil relief; statute of limitations
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A. An abortion shall not be performed or induced without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed or induced. Except in the case of a medical emergency and in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, consent to an abortion…
A.R.S. § 36-2157 Affidavit
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A person shall not knowingly perform or induce an abortion before that person completes an affidavit that: 1. States that the person making the affidavit is not aborting the child because of the child's sex or race or because of a genetic abnormality of the child and has no knowl…
A.R.S. § 36-2158 Informed consent; fetal condition; website; unprofessional conduct; civil relief; statute of limitations; definitions
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1. In the case of a woman seeking an abortion of her unborn child diagnosed with a lethal fetal condition, at least twenty-four hours before the abortion the physician who is to perform the abortion or the referring physician has informed the woman, orally and in person, that: (a…
A.R.S. § 36-2159 Abortion; gestational age; violation; classification; unprofessional conduct; civil relief; statute of limitations
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A. Except in a medical emergency, a person shall not perform, induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion unless the physician or the referring physician has first made a determination of the probable gestational age of the unborn child. In making that determination, the p…
A.R.S. § 36-2160 Abortion-inducing drugs; definition
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B. A manufacturer, supplier or physician or any other person is prohibited from providing an abortion-inducing drug via courier, delivery or mail service. C. This section does not apply to drugs that may be known to cause an abortion but that are prescribed for other medical indi…
A.R.S. § 36-2161 Abortions; reporting requirements
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A. A hospital or facility in this state where abortions are performed must submit to the department of health services on a form prescribed by the department a report of each abortion performed in the hospital or facility. The report shall not identify the individual patient by n…
A.R.S. § 36-2162 Complications; reporting requirements
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A. A health professional who provides medical care or treatment to a woman who, in the good faith judgment of the health professional, is in need of medical care because of a complication or complications resulting from having undergone an abortion or attempted abortion must file…
A.R.S. § 36-2162.01 Informed consent; reporting requirements
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A. A physician in this state who provides informed consent information regarding abortion pursuant to section 36-2153 or performs fetal ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone services pursuant to section 36-2156 or who delegates to a person authorized by section …
A.R.S. § 36-2163 Reports; confidentiality; annual statistical report; violations; classification; unprofessional conduct; penalties
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A. A report required by this article shall not contain the name of the woman, common identifiers such as the woman's social security number, driver license number or insurance carrier identification numbers or any other information or identifiers that would make it possible to id…
A.R.S. § 36-2164 Construction of article
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This article does not establish or recognize a right to an abortion and does not make lawful an abortion that is otherwise unlawful.