A Democratic senator needs an abortion. She told her colleagues about Arizona's 'cruel' laws.

[RandySF]

Arizona’s anti-abortion laws impact women across the Grand Canyon State, and one Democratic state senator spoke out about how those laws have hurt her as she seeks to end an unviable pregnancy, urging GOP lawmakers to consider the harm caused by the restrictive laws they support.

An emotional Sen. Eva Burch described, in a speech Monday on the Senate floor, the hoops she has had to jump through to secure an abortion, after finding out her pregnancy is not viable. Despite knowing for weeks that her pregnancy is likely to result in a miscarriage, the Democrat from Mesa has not yet received the care she needs.

“I don’t think people should have to justify their abortions,” she said, her voice shaking. “But I’m choosing to talk about why I made this decision because I want us to have meaningful conversations about the reality of how the work that we do in this body impacts people in the real world.”

Burch was forced to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound, hear a list of mandated recommendations from her provider — including advice to avail herself of foster care or adoption alternatives, despite the fact that her fetus has no chance of survival — and wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion. All of those requirements are mandated by state laws approved by GOP lawmakers.





https://azmirror.com/2024/03/18/a-democratic-senator-needs-an-abortion-she-told-her-colleagues-about-arizonas-cruel-laws/

[elleng]

1. ;-(

[brer cat]

2. I hate that she was caught in those cruel laws, and I applaud

her courage in speaking out. It must be terrible to speak publicly about such a personal tragedy.

[Best_man23]

3. "Foster Care or Adoption Alternatives" for a non-viable fetus?

I know the clinic is mandated by AZ law to make those recommendations, but I just have to wonder if whoever said that to the Senator was really listening to themselves.