A Republican lawmaker wants to require women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound and listen to the heartbeat of the fetus at least one hour before the procedure, saying it would give them the necessary information to make an informed decision.

For the fourth time this year, Chandler Regional Medical Center’s radiology department received recognition by the American College of Radiology. The Dignity Health hospital was honored for its ultrasound imaging.

Birth defects, ranging from minor to life-threatening, affect 3 to 4 percent of all pregnancies. Prenatal blood tests, ultrasounds and genetic testing can help identify possible defects. Performing these tests is a decision only an expectant mother can make, taking into account factors such as her health, age, previous pregnancy experience, family history, and moral and ethical beliefs.

Birth defects, ranging from minor to life-threatening, affect 3 to 4 percent of all pregnancies. Prenatal blood tests, ultrasounds and genetic testing can help identify possible defects. Performing these tests is a decision only an expectant mother can make, taking into account factors such as her health, age, previous pregnancy experience, family history, and moral and ethical beliefs.

“Out of respect for the victims, I refuse to name, watch or listen to the accused, while the victim is six feet under, robbed of their precious lives! I began this promise, to victims, starting in 1995. I blackout all media that creates a rating circus, totally disrespecting the dead... sickening!”

Free health screenings to detect a deadly vascular condition called abdominal aortic aneurysm will be offered for Mesa area residents 60 and older 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 29.

Gov. Romney said over and over again that he was severely conservative. Romney supported personhood amendments (to make all abortions and the use of contraception illegal) in Mississippi and the Congress.

A doctor at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale has developed a technology that enables surgeons to be more precise in removing tiny breast-cancer tumors undetectable by touch.

Wives constantly harangue their husbands for flipping back and forth between TV shows. Some will even hide the remote, and this is just wrong. Channel surfing is an American art form, like jazz.

Maricopa County will pay $312,000 to the family of a boy who suffered permanent injuries during childbirth more than six years ago.

Chandler plans to celebrate a new pregnancy center with a "Hands of Mercy" banquet at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort. The banquet will take place on October 30.

Jacy Simmer loves to dance, twirl and sing. She can run, jump and climb.

Down syndrome and other birth defects can be detected earlier and with greater accuracy, a new study shows.

Down syndrome and other birth defects can be detected earlier and with greater accuracy, a new study shows.

The Morrison Vein Institute in Tempe and Scottsdale is drawing state, national and international attention.

“Danica Patrick must be a Democrat. If Ross Shimabuku had said those things about a Republican woman, he would be in the clear.”

Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part column on blood clots. The first was published in the May 4 AFN.

Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part column on blood clots. The first was published in the May 4 AFN.

Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part column on blood clots. The first was published in the May 4 AFN.

Members of the Creative Stitchers Club of Sun City West recently donated a framed needlepoint piece, titled “Tranquil Dreams,” to the Sun Health Foundation, the key philanthropic partner for Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center.