On Tuesday afternoon, after giving the public less than ten minutes notice the Arizona Senate passed HB 2564, a far reaching broad bill that will undermine the ability of women to access abortion care. The Senators suspended their own rules so their vote could fly under the radar to further restrict a woman’s access to reproductive care, thus showing a reckless disregard for the health of women in our state. You can access the Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet on this bill here.

This is our last chance to stop this draconian piece of legislation. We urge you to call and email Governor Brewer today to let her know that she must VETO HB 2564 to protect the health of women in Arizona. Call her office at 1-800-253-0883 or email her at azgov@az.gov.

Please take action TODAY. Our voices cannot be silenced on this issue!

Below is suggested text for your message to Governor Jan Brewer.

Dear Governor Brewer,

As your constituent and an Arizona voter, I am writing to you today to urge you to VETO HB 2564, the bill that seeks to deny women access to abortion care.

This bill will do absolutely nothing other than increase costs, prevent access and erect barriers to health care. If we really want to make a difference in the number of unplanned pregnancies in Arizona, we must provide people with the vital information necessary to prevent unintended pregnancies from occurring in the first place.

HB 2564 is a broad, far-reaching bill designed to restrict women’s access to reproductive health care and birth control. It contains a number of draconian components that do nothing but interfere with a woman’s right to obtain abortion care.

Everything from mandated, biased counseling and a government imposed waiting period, to allowing medical providers and hospitals to deny critical health care services and information is included in this bill. Medical professionals are even allowed to refuse information about and access to emergency contraception.

This bill creates undue burdens in accessing care that do not apply to any other medical procedures.

We all want to reduce the need for abortion, but we must address this problem at its root, by addressing the epidemic that is unplanned pregnancy.

Please VETO HB2564.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

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