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.”
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 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,
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.
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.
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 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 ...
Including states without female majorities leading the state legislatures, 15 of 50 states have female state senate presidents, 11 of whom are Democrats and four of whom are Republicans, and 10 of 50 states have female House speakers, nine of whom are Democrats and one who is a Republican, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.
To talk to about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema saying goodbye, Gov. Katie Hobbs wanting to do away with abortion reporting requirements and more, The Show sat down with former state Superintendent Jaime Molera.