This bill proposes significant updates to current Arizona statutes regarding abortion by expanding the roles of health care providers. It allows nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants to perform certain functions previously limited to physicians, thereby broadening access to abortion services. The bill also modifies consent requirements for minors, mandating that written consent be obtained from a parent or guardian or through judicial authorization if the minor is deemed mature enough. Additionally, it introduces new definitions for "surgical abortion" and "medication abortion," while repealing outdated language that restricted the scope of practice for these providers.

Moreover, the bill revises the civil action provisions related to informed consent violations, limiting the right to file such actions solely to the woman on whom the abortion was performed without consent, and establishing a fixed statutory damages amount of $5,000 or three times the cost of the abortion. It also expands the categories of health care providers required to inform women about perinatal hospice services and repeals redundant sections of the Arizona Revised Statutes, thereby streamlining the legal framework surrounding abortion procedures. Overall, these changes aim to clarify the responsibilities of health care providers and enhance the rights of women seeking abortions.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 32-1606, 32-2501, 32-2531, 32-2532, 36-449.01, 36-449.03, 36-2151, 36-2152, 36-2153, 36-2155, 36-2156, 36-2158, 36-2160, 36-2161, 36-2162.01, 36-2301, 36-2301.01, 36-2301.02, 32-3248.03, 41-1750, 92-544, 13-604, 32-1669, 32-1668, 32-1651, 32-1272, 32-2536, 32-2521, 32-1901, 41-1831, 36-661, 91-513, 35-146, 35-147, 32-2504, 32-3248, 32-3248.01, 36-301, 36-405, 36-431.01, 36-427, 36-430, 13-3603.02, 32-3201, 41-319, 13-3620, 11-593, 36-329