Lawmakers in Arizona are joining a growing trend of state legislatures moving to regulate or outlaw the mailing of abortion drugs, especially from out of state. State Rep. Rachel Keshel (R), joined by fellow Republicans Lisa Fink, John Gillette, Ralph Heap, David Marshall, and Michael Way, introduced a bill earlier this year that would make “providing an abortion-inducing drug via courier, delivery, or mail service” a class five felony, carrying a maximum sentence of two-and-a-half years in prison for first-time offenses. Subsequent offenses can increase the sentence to nearly eight years in prison.
Licensed health care providers, pharmacists, manufacturers, suppliers, or carriers who ship abortion drugs “while acting in the course and scope of [their] employment” will be charged with a class four felony, which carries a maximum penalty of up to four years in prison for first-time offenses. The bill would also make ordering abortion drugs — not just fulfilling those orders — a class one misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of up to six months in jail or fines of up to $2,500.
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