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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
abortion-inducing drugs; violations; classifications
Purpose
Prescribes penalties for violations of the prohibition against providing abortion-inducing drugs via courier, delivery or mail service, and classifies ordering an abortion-inducing drug through the mail as a class 1 misdemeanor.
Background
Abortion-inducing drugs may only be provided by qualified physicians in accordance with statutory requirements, and manufacturers, suppliers and physicians are prohibited from providing abortion-inducing drugs by courier, delivery or mail service. These prohibitions do not apply to drugs that may be known to cause an abortion but that are prescribed for other medical purposes. Abortion-inducing drug means a medicine or drug or any other substance used for a medication abortion (A.R.S. § 36-2160).
As of February 2, 2026, the prohibition against manufacturers, suppliers and physicians from providing abortion-inducing drugs by courier, delivery or mail service has been enjoined from being implemented or enforced (Isaacson v. Arizona, CV 2025-017995 (Ariz. Super. Ct. Feb. 2, 2026)).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Classifies, as a class 5 felony, a person knowingly violating the prohibition against providing abortion-inducing drugs via courier, delivery or mail service, by way of selling, furnishing, mailing, shipping, or delivering such drugs, or causing the mailing, shipping or delivering of such drugs.
2. Classifies, as a class 4 felony, a licensed health care provider, pharmacist, manufacturer, supplier or carrier violating the prohibition against providing abortion-inducing drugs via courier, delivery or mail service while acting in the course and scope of the person's employment.
3. Classifies, as a class 1 misdemeanor, a person knowingly ordering, soliciting, requesting, receiving or attempting to receive an abortion-inducing drug by courier, delivery or mail service.
4. Prohibits a civil action for an abortion-inducing drug violation from being brought against a motor carrier, freight forwarder, air carrier or a third-party logistics provider, notwithstanding any other law.
5. Makes conforming changes.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
JUD 1/28/26 DP 5-3-0-1
3rd Read 2/26/26 31-22-7
Prepared by Senate Research
March 20, 2026
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