Title 36 — Public Health and Safety
55 chapters · 1,413 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 36-2301 Duty to promote life of fetus or embryo delivered alive; rules; judicial enforcement; civil action; damages; definitions
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A. If an abortion is performed and a human fetus or embryo is delivered alive, it is the duty of any physician performing such an abortion and any additional physician in attendance as required by section 36-2301.01 to see that all available means and medical skills are used to p…
A.R.S. § 36-2301.01 Abortion of viable fetus; requirements; definitions
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A. A physician shall not knowingly perform an abortion of a viable fetus unless: 1. The physician states in writing before the abortion is performed that the abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman, specifying the medical indications for and the probable…
A.R.S. § 36-2301.02 Review of ultrasound results
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A. Beginning on January 1, 2001, a person shall not knowingly perform an abortion after twelve weeks' gestation unless the person estimates the gestational age of the fetus based on biparietal diameter and femur length according to the hadlok measurement system or other equivalen…
A.R.S. § 36-2302 Human fetus or embryo; prohibitions; physician-patient privilege inapplicable; definitions
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A. A person may not use a human fetus or embryo or any part, organ or fluid of the fetus or embryo resulting from an abortion in animal or human research, experimentation or study or for transplantation, except for either of the following: 1. Diagnostic or remedial procedures for…
A.R.S. § 36-2303 Violation; classification
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Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a class 5 felony.
A.R.S. § 36-2311 Definitions
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Destructive human embryonic stem cell research" means any research that involves the disaggregation of any human embryo for the purpose of creating human pluripotent stem cells or human pluripotent stem cell lines. 2. "H…
A.R.S. § 36-2312 Production of human embryo or human-animal hybrid; purchase or sale;
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A. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly create or attempt to create an in vitro human embryo by any means other than fertilization through the combining of a human egg with a human sperm. B. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly: 1. Create or attempt to create a …
A.R.S. § 36-2313 Destructive human embryonic stem cell research; violation; classification
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A. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly engage in destructive human embryonic stem cell research. B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
A.R.S. § 36-2321 Definitions
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1. "Abortion" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2151. 2. "Attempt to perform or induce an abortion" means to do or to omit doing anything that, under the circumstances as the physician believes them to be, is an act or omission that constitutes a substantial step in a…
A.R.S. § 36-2322 Gestational limit on abortion; medical emergency exception; physician reports; confidentiality
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B. 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. C. In every case in which a…
A.R.S. § 36-2323 Department; forms
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[Repealed or reserved.]
A.R.S. § 36-2324 Violation; classification; exclusion from prosecution
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B. A pregnant woman on whom an abortion is performed, induced or attempted in violation of section 36-2322 may not be prosecuted for conspiracy to commit any violation of this article.
A.R.S. § 36-2325 Unprofessional conduct; civil penalties
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B. A physician who knowingly or intentionally delivers to the department any report required by section 36-2322, subsection C that contains a false statement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 imposed by the department. C. A physician who knowingly or intentio…
A.R.S. § 36-2326 Enforcement; attorney general
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[Repealed or reserved.]