Dear Friends,
There’s one thing that’s crystal clear on this year’s Arizona ballot: If Proposition 139 passes, it will cost the lives of thousands of vulnerable mothers. That’s why we urge you to vote “NO” on Prop 139 – to protect women and girls in Arizona!
If you haven’t heard the details, Prop 139 is a dangerous and extreme amendment that goes too far. It takes the doctor out of the doctor-patient relationship by removing Arizona’s requirement that a medical doctor perform an abortion. It also makes safety precautions unenforceable, even when they would protect girls and women from complications such as a perforated uterus or bowel, sepsis, infertility, and hemorrhaging.
The language of Prop 139 also legalizes late-term abortion beyond viability under a broad exemption known for decades to rubber stamp late-term abortion for virtually any reason. If you look up the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Doe v Bolton, you’ll see for yourself how broad the health exemption is. A new poll shows 90% of Arizona voters want abortion limited to 15 weeks or earlier. That is where Arizona law is now. Abortion is legal up to 15 weeks and beyond for medical emergencies.
Your voice is desperately needed to ensure Prop 139 never becomes law in Arizona. Along with our friends at Center for Arizona Policy (CAP), who are working tirelessly to defeat this amendment, we urge you to vote NO on Prop 139.
Arizona’s vulnerable women and girls deserve the protections Arizona laws give—and they’re depending on your NO vote on Prop 139 on Election Day!
Sincerely,
Joseph Kohm III
Director, Public Policy
P.S. To find your polling place or to answer other voting questions, go to the Arizona Elections & Voting page.