KGUN9 On Your Side, Tucson News, Weather & SportsArizona Senate approves abortion reporting bill
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Associated Press - March 22, 2010 5:04 PM ET
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Senate has approved a bill to strengthen reporting requirements on abortions.
The Senate's 17-12 vote Monday sends the bill to the House where identical legislation is pending.
The bill would put into law a current requirement set by Department of Health Services rules for confidential reports submitted by abortion providers. The bill also requires court reports on how many times judges bypass parental consent requirements.
Democratic Sen. Rebecca Rios tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to toughen confidentiality protections.
The Senate's bill sponsor, Republican Linda Gray, says there's no need to do that because the reports are intended only for statistical purposes.
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