Hobbs issued the demand the same day her Department of Health Services released an annual report on abortions provided in the state in 2023.
The Arizona health department has released its annual report on abortions in the state. Gov. Katie Hobbs calls the report invasive and an “attack on our freedom.”
The governor's call comes as the Department of Health Services on Dec. 18 released its annual report spelling out not just the number of abortions performed but
Gov. Katie Hobbs wants lawmakers to repeal laws that require abortion providers to report details on pregnant women to the state, calling that “government surveillance” of medical decisions.
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) announced she is looking to repeal a state law requiring an annual report with detailed information on every abortion performed in the state. A 2010 Arizona law requires the state’s Department of Health Services to create an annual report on abortion statistics,
In the wake of Arizona voters' overwhelming approval of a constitutional right to abortion, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to repeal state laws requiring an annual report packed with detailed information on every abortion performed in the state.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements.
Calling them "government surveillance,'' Gov. Katie Hobbs wants lawmakers to repeal a host of laws that require abortion providers to report details on pregnant women to the state.
Arizona's governor wants to repeal the state law requiring an annual abortion report. Democrat Katie Hobbs says it can infringe on privacy for residents, even if it doesn't collect information such as patients' names and birthdates.
Calling them "government surveillance,'' Gov. Katie Hobbs wants lawmakers to repeal a host of laws that require abortion providers to report details on pregnant women to the state.
While some Democrats took the abortion rights vote as a clear public mandate, that is unlikely to translate to the halls of the Capitol even as a new election cycle begins. Gov. Katie Hobbs wants ...
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