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Arizona politics

Fate of Arizona's sweeping anti-abortion measure is now in the hands of Gov. Doug Ducey

Portrait of Maria Polletta Maria Polletta
Arizona Republic
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has approved every anti-abortion bill to make it to his desk.

PHOENIX – A sweeping anti-abortion bill that one OB-GYN called "unconstitutional, medically unsound and dangerous" is now in the hands of Gov. Doug Ducey, a "proudly pro-life" Republican who has never vetoed an abortion measure. 

After months of debate and a series of last-ditch procedural maneuvers, the contentious Senate Bill 1457 passed out of the House and Senate on party-line votes Thursday and awaits action from Ducey.