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The Arizona Senate is currently hearing SB1457. You can watch here: https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?clientID=6361162879&eventID=2021041061
Sen @LelaAlstonAz explains her NO vote on #SB1457 "the ban proposed in this bill is part of a larger campaign to stigmatize abortion and pass as many laws as possible to restrict abortioncare. This is just another means of controlling people's bodies and reproduction" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @RosannaGabaldon explains her NO vote "This bans takes away an individuals right to make deeply personal decision and instead turns that decision over to politicians. As a woman, I want to be making medical decisions with my doctor" #HandsOffAZ
@SenOtondo votes NO on #SB1457 saying "The sponsor claims this bill addresses discrimination. Bans on abortion won't make Arizona a better place for people with disabilities, that's a separate issue" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @GonzalesSally reads a statement from a constituent who is a certified nurse and midwife saying "If passed, #SB1457 would create dangerous barriers to healthcare particularly people of color and underserved communities" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @jamescita explains her NO vote on #SB1457 "I believe in the rights of women. I'm sure there are many homeless pregnant women hoping for resources and we deny them those" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @ChristinePMarsh votes NO on #SB1457 saying "This bill is extreme and undemocratic. This is an attack on family values and family freedom by limiting when an individual and potentially a couple decides to terminate a pregnancy" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @Rios_Rebecca explains her NO vote on #SB1457 "If this passes it won't reducing the need for abortions in our communities. We know what will happen, we will force women who seek this procedure to put their lives at risk" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @Rios_Rebecca continues "Regardless of how any of us feel about this issue, it is not a decision of you or I to make on behalf of others" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @EngelForArizona explains her NO vote on #SB1457 "We should not be putting doctors in this position. It is none of their business why someone is seeking an abortion" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @EngelForArizona continues "At every step we have refused to care for mothers and children after they're born, we won't cover dental care for pregnant women but we sure seem happy to insert ourselves into a personal decision between an individual and their doctor" #HandsOffAZ
Sen @VictoriaLSteele explains her NO vote on #SB1457 "This bill is nothing more than gender discrimination. It attacks the dignity and constitutionally protected right to obtain an abortion. This bill will not stop abortions; it is a death sentence." #HandsOffAZ
