Ariz. Gov. Vetoes Abortion Ban Bill; Senate Rejects Bill To Restrict Abortions To Physicians

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) on Friday vetoed a bill (SB 1048) that would have banned so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, the AP/Tucson Citizen reports. Napolitano's veto letter says that there is already a federal law (PL 108-105) addressing this issue and that she does not want to introduce criminal penalties "into the relationship between a woman and her physician" (AP/Tucson Citizen, 6/28).