Tell YOUR Representative to VOTE NO on HB2400!

This bill is bad policy—HB 2400 is an attempt to duplicate a current federal law with a prohibition on certain abortion procedures which are already illegal based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April 2007. The federal ban applies in Arizona, as in the rest of the nation. There is no need for state law to duplicate federal law and this law will not prevent even one abortion in Arizona. 

We all want to reduce the number of abortions performed in Arizona.  We must address this problem at its root.  By addressing the epidemic that is unplanned pregnancy.

Teens are getting pregnant at a rate of 40 per day, and Arizona has the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation.  It is the number one reason girls are dropping out of school!

We must address this issue today!  Pass HB 2544, a bill that will require Arizona schools to provide complete and responsible sex education to our youth.  We should all be a part of the solution and HB2400 is not a solution to any problem.

This is unacceptable.

This bill must be stopped in the House. Please ask YOUR legislator to VOTE NO on HB 2400 today!

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: Please VOTE NO on HB 2400!

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

As your constituent, I am writing to you today to urge you to vote no on HB 2400, "Partial-Birth Abortion; Definition."

HB 2400 is an attempt to duplicate a current federal law with a prohibition on certain abortion procedures which are already illegal based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April 2007. The federal ban applies in Arizona, as in the rest of the nation. There is no need for state law to duplicate federal law and this law will not prevent even one abortion in Arizona.

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

Teens are getting pregnant at a rate of more than 40 per day, and Arizona has the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation. It is the number one reason girls are dropping out of school!

We must address this issue today! Pass HB 2544, a bill that will require Arizona schools to provide complete and responsible sex education to our youth. We should all be a part of the solution and HB 2400 is not a solution to any problem.

Please VOTE NO on HB 2400.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
February 09, 2009


Background Information

HB 2400: "Partial Birth Abortion; Definition"

Women and their doctors should make health care decisions, not politicians.

This bill keeps doctors from using their medical judgment to decide what medical procedure is safest for each individual patient.

This bill sends the message that the state of Arizona believes politicians, not doctors, know what will best protect the health of a pregnant woman.

Banning abortion procedures does not stop abortions; it simply forces women and their doctors to make riskier decisions.

This bill dictates the medical procedure doctors can perform to protect pregnant women with serious health problems.

The only sure way to prevent abortions is to prevent unintended pregnancies. The most effective way to prevent unintended pregnancies is to increase access to sex education and birth control services.