Abortion in Arizona

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into Arizona, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Abortion On DemandShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• CARE: Clinics for Abortion and Reproductive Excellence – Abortion by MailShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Hey JaneShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Juniper MidwiferyShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into Arizona

Protections

• The state's constitution protects abortion.
• The state's lawmakers have not passed protections for abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until possible fetal viability - the point when a fetus might survive outside the uterus - with some exceptions. This is sometimes referred to as a "viability ban." This usually applies after about the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary for the pregnant person's health, including physical or mental health.
• It is a felony for providers to violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion, punishable by imprisonment and fines.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Extraction (D&X). This is sometimes referred to as a "partial birth" abortion ban, although this term has no clinical definition.

Barriers

• The state allows multiple types of healthcare professionals, not just doctors, to provide abortions, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, or other qualified medical professionals. The state may limit which types of providers can provide abortions and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.

Minors

• State law requires healthcare professionals inside the state to meet certain requirements before providing an abortion to minors below the age of 18.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to get their parent or guardian's consent.
• The state allows a judge to excuse a minor from having to notify or get consent from their parent or guardian before having an abortion inside the state. This is referred to as "judicial bypass."
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to get their parent or guardian's consent, and it must be notarized.

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth.

Insurance

• The state prohibits exchange plans from covering abortion. Exchange plans are health insurance plans offered in the state's Health Care Exchange established under the federal Affordable Care Act.
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases where abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases when there is a threat to the health of the pregnant person, which is often limited to "substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function."
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases of rape or incest.
• The state allows Medicaid funds from the state to cover abortion when the pregnant person's physical health is endangered. This is often limited to cases when care is necessary to avert "substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function."