Sale of Aborted Babies' Organs Now Banned in This State

Ben Johnson : Apr 1, 2016
LifeSiteNews.com

"I will continue to support efforts that affirm the protection of the preborn." -Governor Doug Ducey

(Phoenix, AZ)—After seeing gruesome videos depicting the harvesting of aborted babies' organs for scientific experiments, Arizona lawmakers moved to make the practice illegal in their state. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/via LifeSiteNews)

On Thursday, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed that prohibition into law, along with two other pro-life bills at the center of a swirling national debate.

The state's ban on fetal organ and tissue harvesting, S.B. 1474, establishes protections for the unborn that go significantly beyond federal law. 

Federal statutes make it a felony to sell human organs for "valuable consideration" but allow abortionists to receive reasonable reimbursements for their actual costs in the process. 

The new Arizona law prevents the sale or donation of aborted babies' organs, limbs, or tissue for scientific research. The tissue of the baby or the mother can only be used to test their own health.

In his signing statement, Gov. Ducey explicitly cited the undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials—including some in neighboring Texas—negotiating or agreeing to the sale of aborted fetal tissue as a motivation for signing this bill.

"In light of recent allegations of unlawful practices and procedures on a national level, it is a responsibility I will not take lightly," he said. "I will continue to support efforts that affirm the protection of the preborn."

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