AN ACT

Amending title 36, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2153; relating to abortion.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 20, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2153, to read:

START_STATUTE36-2153.  Performance of abortion by nurse; prohibition; definition

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, nurses licensed under title 32, chapter 15 are prohibited from performing surgical abortions.

B.  For the purposes of this section, "surgical abortion" means the use of a surgical instrument or a machine with the intent to terminate a woman's pregnancy for reasons other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after a live birth, to terminate an ectopic pregnancy or to remove a dead fetus.  Surgical abortion does not include patient care incidental to the procedure. END_STATUTE