Arizona governor calls for repeal of state law requiring annual abortion report

Call echoes push by other Democratic officials to reduce reporting requirements amid fears of risks to patients

The Arizona governor, Katie Hobbs, is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients' privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials' push to reduce or eliminate such requirements.

The government has no place in surveilling Arizonans' medical decision-making or tracking their health history," Hobbs, a Democrat in a state where Republicans control the legislature, said in a statement on Wednesday as the state released its report covering 2023.