Democratic Arizona state Sen. Eva Burch announced Monday her intent to receive an abortion after being informed that her pregnancy is no longer viable.
An Arizona lawmaker announced on the state Senate floor Monday that she plans to have an abortion after learning that her pregnancy is not viable. State Sen. Eva Burch, a registered nurse known for her reproductive rights activism, was surrounded by fellow Democratic senators as she made the announcement, The Arizona Republic reported. Burch said that she found out a few weeks ago that 'against all odds,' she was pregnant.
Now, Burch said that her current pregnancy is not progressing and not viable and she has made an appointment to terminate. 'I don’t think people should have to justify their abortions,' Burch said. 'But I’m choosing to talk about why I made this decision because I want us to be able to have meaningful conversations about the reality of how the work that we do in this body impacts people in the real world.' Burch said the state’s laws have 'interfered' with her decision.
signature drive is underway to add a constitutional right to abortion in Arizona. Under the measure, the state would not be able to ban abortion until the fetus is viable, which is around 28 weeks, with later abortions allowed to protect a woman’s physical or mental health. Supporters must gather nearly 384,000 valid signatures by July 4. Current law bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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