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House Engrossed coerced abortion; abortion-inducing drugs State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 HOUSE BILL 2411 AN ACT Amending title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3603.03; relating to family offenses. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3603.03, to read: START_STATUTE 13-3603.03. Coerced abortion; classification; definition A. A person commits coerced abortion if the person knowingly administers or gives an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent and with the intent to cause an abortion. B. Coerced abortion is a class 2 felony. C. This section does not prevent prosecution under any other law if the person commits coerced abortion and the use of the abortion-inducing drug causes the death of or bodily injury to the pregnant woman or an unborn child. D. For the purposes of this section, "abortion-inducing drug": 1. Means a medicine, drug or combination of drugs or chemicals or any other substance that is used with the intent of causing an abortion. 2. Includes the off-label use of drugs that are known to have abortion-inducing properties, such as mifepristone, RU-486, mifeprex, cytotec, misoprostol and methotrexate. 3. Does not include either of the following: ( a ) any drug that may be known to increase the risk of miscarriage but that is prescribed for other medical indications, such as chemotherapeutic agents or diagnostic drugs. ( b ) Contraceptives, emergency contraceptives or methotrexate when used to treat an ectopic pregnancy. END_STATUTE