Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws

Published March 19, 2024 10:30 AM

By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech in the state Senate that she’s planning to get an abortion says she wanted to share with the public the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years. Democrat Eva Burch of Mesa told fellow senators in a floor speech Monday that she was going to get an abortion because her pregnancy is no longer viable. The first-term lawmaker previously worked as a nurse practitioner at a women’s health clinic. She also spoke in an interview Tuesday about what she described as a “rough journey” with fertility and recounted a previous miscarriage.

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