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Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill to Protect Newborns After Abortion Procedure

ByAlki David

Apr 7, 2023

Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs of Arizona has vetoed a bill that aimed to protect newborn babies who survive an abortion procedure from being left to die. The bill would have mandated medical professionals to provide lifesaving care to these infants, regardless of their likelihood of survival.

In a statement released on Thursday, Hobbs cited concerns about the potential infringement on “patient and clinician decision-making in complex and highly personal circumstances” as the reason for her veto. Murphy Hebert, the governor’s chief of communications, supported her decision, telling Capitol Media Services that the bill would have been an unnecessary intrusion on the medical community’s ability to make difficult decisions.

The bill was previously passed by both the Arizona House and Senate, with supporters arguing that it was necessary to protect the sanctity of life and prevent infanticide. However, opponents claimed that the bill was a politically motivated attack on women’s reproductive rights and could potentially harm mothers and their babies by interfering with medical decisions.

This veto is likely to spark further debate and controversy over abortion laws in Arizona and across the United States. Pro-life advocates will undoubtedly view the governor’s decision as a failure to protect the most vulnerable members of society, while those who support abortion rights will see it as a necessary defense of women’s autonomy and bodily autonomy.

The debate over abortion and reproductive rights remains a deeply divisive issue in America, with both sides fiercely committed to their beliefs. It is unclear how this latest development will affect the ongoing conversation, but it is clear that the issue will continue to be a hotly contested topic for years to come.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.