The bill H.B. 2677/S.B. 1734 aims to repeal the criminal penalty for procuring a miscarriage in Arizona. Currently, under A.R.S. § 13-3603, any person who provides or administers means to procure a miscarriage for a pregnant woman, when not necessary to save the woman's life, faces imprisonment for two to five years. This law was enforceable following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022.

The new bill proposes to eliminate this criminal penalty entirely, effectively decriminalizing the act of procuring a miscarriage regardless of the circumstances. The bill would become effective on the general effective date, removing the previously established legal consequences for such actions from Arizona law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-3603
House Engrossed Version: 13-3603
Chaptered Version: 13-3603