AFHE Addresses Prop 139

AFHE exists to inspire parents to home educate their children; promote parent-directed home-based education; preserve the freedom to homeschool; and support parents who choose a home-based education option for their children.

We do what we do because parents and children matter.

This November, Arizona voters will be faced with many decisions, including voicing our values on a hefty number of ballot propositions. The AFHE Board is bringing one proposition in particular to your attention. Proposition 139 is intended to expand abortion access beyond Arizona’s already permissive law. We believe that Proposition 139 harms parents and children.

There is a lot of information (and misinformation) about Proposition 139 and abortion in Arizona.

Currently in Arizona:

• Abortion is legal up to 15 weeks.
• Abortion is also legal beyond 15 weeks for medical emergencies, which include but are not limited to the life of the mother.
•  A woman or girl experiencing a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy cannot be denied care, and this medical treatment is specifically excluded from the definition of abortion.

Proposition 139:  

• Permits abortion at any point for virtually any reason.
• Authorizes a “health care professional” to become the abortion provider rather than a physician or doctor.
• Removes the parental consent requirement for parents of minors who are seeking an abortion.
• Removes critical safety precautions for women and girls.
• Effectively protects sex abusers who force their victims into an abortion. And a minor’s parents would never know.
• Creates a fundamental right to an abortion with no restrictions and no protections.

There is much at stake. Your vote on this proposition is extremely important, and should be informed by carefully reading the proposition before marking your ballot. We encourage you to visit itgoestoofar.com for more information and analysis about Prop 139, and to read the proposition for yourself. Proposition 139 would make abortion in Arizona more dangerous for girls and women, and will cause damage to families.

Simply put, it goes too far.

The AFHE Board recommendation is NO on PROPOSITION 139.