GOP bill to extend child support to conception is really an abortion ban, critics say

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 477

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Republican lawmakers want to allow pregnant women to seek child support dating back to the first positive pregnancy test, a move that critics say is an attempt to ban all abortions in Arizona by enshrining fetal personhood into state law.

The legislation would allow judges to issue orders mandating child support payments that cover pregnancy-related expenses. And it would add “pre-born child” to state law, defining it as the “offspring of human beings” from …

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