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Arizona law generally permits abortion up to fetal viability — the point at which a fetus could likely survive outside the uterus, typically around 24 weeks of pregnancy. After that point, abortion is only legal if deemed medically necessary to preserve the mother’s life or health.
In practice, most abortions in Arizona occur much earlier. In 2023, for instance, 89% took place within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, according to the most recent Arizona Department of Health report available.
Arizona’s current standard was established after voters approved the Arizona Right to Abortion Initiative in November 2024, ultimately overturning the state’s previous 15-week abortion ban.
Arizona is one of 14 states with a fetal viability limit on abortion, according to nonpartisan research organization KFF. Nationally, 41 states either ban abortion or restrict access to the procedure after a certain point in pregnancy.
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Sources
- Arizona Law, Reproductive Health in Arizona
- Abortion Policy: Gestational Limits and Exceptions, KFF
- Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024), Ballotpedia
- Abortion in Arizona, ACLU of Arizona
- State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy, Guttmacher
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