Arizona Bill Banning State Employee Contributions to Abortion Providers (SB 1485)

SB 1485 would prohibit abortion providers from receiving donations from state employees via payroll deductions.

The bill states:

“There shall be no payroll salary deductions from the compensation of state officers or employees for contributions made to a charitable organization that performs a nonfederally qualified abortion or maintains or operates a facility where a nonfederally qualified abortion is performed for the provision of family planning services.”

Arizona state law defines a nonfederally qualified abortion as “an abortion that does not meet the requirements for federal reimbursement under title XIX of the social security act,” i.e. nontherapeutic abortions.

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Approved by Gov. Ducey (R) on March 30, 2016.

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