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Eva Burch is an American politician and nurse. Burch was elected in 2022 to serve in the Arizona State Senate representing District 9 as a member of the Democratic Party.[1] Burch defeated Republican Robert Scantlebury in the general election, one of several legislative candidates who had been endorsed by President Donald Trump in Arizona.[2][3]
Eva Burch | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 9th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Steele |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Mesa, Arizona |
| Education | Pima Medical Institute |
Burch attended the Pima Medical Institute, and began a career in emergency nursing in 2012, later obtaining her master's degree and nurse practitioner credentials.[4][5]
In an effort to personalize the debate over reproductive rights, Burch has spoken publicly about her struggles with trying to have children. She stated that she has had a several miscarriages, and an abortion in 2022, after she started to miscarry a non viable fetus.[6]
On March 18, 2024, Burch announced on the floor of the Arizona State Senate that she planned to abort her then-current pregnancy because the fetus was not viable.[6]
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