partial-birth abortions; mandatory reporting

HB 2074 amends Arizona law to criminalize most partial-birth abortions, classifying them as a class 6 felony for physicians who knowingly perform them. The bill requires all medical personnel (including nurses and technicians) with direct knowledge of such procedures to report them to county attorneys or face a class 2 misdemeanor charge. It eliminates the previous exception for "life-threatening conditions," stating advances in medicine make such abortions never medically necessary, and allows civil lawsuits by fathers or maternal grandparents for damages. The law explicitly states women receiving the procedure face no criminal or civil liability. This proposed legislation directly affects physicians, medical facilities, and healthcare workers in Arizona.