Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed into law three bills that restrict abortions, limit gender reassignment surgeries, and block transgender athletes from participating in female sports. Ducey signed Senate Bill 1164 (pdf) to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The measure, which the legislature approved largely along party lines, sets exceptions for medical emergencies that could cause the woman to die or face “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.” Doctors who carry out abortions beyond 15 weeks face a class 6 felony charge and if convicted could spend a year in prison and lose their license to practice medicine. Meanwhile, women who receive an abortion after 15 weeks may not be prosecuted, according to the bill. “In Arizona, we know there is immeasurable value in every life—including preborn life,” Ducey said in a letter on March 30 (pdf). “I believe it is each state’s responsibility to protect them.” He has signed every pro-life bill …