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173219 https://hdl.handle.net/10776/11378 2016-11-13 eng Nunez-Eddy, Claudia Arizona State University. School of Life Sciences. Center for Biology and Society. Arizona Board of Regents open access http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ In the 2002 case Simat Corp v. Arizona Health Care Containment System, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the Arizona Health Care Containment System must pay for abortions when they are necessary to preserve the health of pregnant women in the system. In the case, the Court ruled that the Arizona Revised Statutes 35-196.02 and the Arizona Health Care Containment System (AHCCCS) policies, which banned public funds from being used for abortions, were unconstitutional. AHCCCS is Arizona's Medicaid insurance system, which enables low-income residents to receive medical care. The decision in Simat Corp v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System required AHCCCS to pay for abortions in cases for which pregnancies put women's health at risk, allowing low-income women greater access to therapeutic abortions. Law Medicaid Abortion--Law and legislation--United States Arizona--History Birth control clinics Reproductive Rights Health insurance--United States Poor--Medical care--United States Abortion Reproductive Health United States. Social Security Act United States. Social Security Amendments of 1965 Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Arizona. Supreme Court Simat Corp v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (2002)