Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says the abortion ruling from justices he chose goes too far
A ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona doesn’t sit well with Republican former Gov. Doug Ducey. Yet he was the one who appointed the four conservative justices whose ruling cleared the way for it.
New York doctor indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pill taken by teen
A New York doctor was indicted by a grand jury in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday for prescribing an abortion pill that was taken by a teenager there.
Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is expected to fall once the new constitutional amendment goes into effect. But there are dozens of other laws on the books regulating abortion.
‘I’m not afraid. Let’s do it’: the Arizona abortion clinic testing the limits of the state’s ban
The owner of the Camelback Family Planning is willing to take risks for patients that other doctors won’t, while staying within the bounds of the state’s abortion ban
2024 won’t be the first time Arizona votes on abortion. In 1992, it ended in a landslide
In 1992, voters in what was then a much more deeply red state delivered a resounding defeat to a measure that would have banned most abortions in Arizona.
Backers of Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Sue Over Language in Voter Pamphlet
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Supreme Court divided over federal-state conflict on emergency abortion ban
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether a federal law requiring hospitals that participate in Medicare to provide “necessary stabilizing treatment” in an emergency overrides an Ida
Ariz. Abortion Ban Ruling Reanimates 'Zombie' Law Debate - Law360 Healthcare Authority
The living dead lurk in law books. So-called "zombie" statutes remain in legal codes around the country — archaic and unenforceable, but not quite deceased either. Given the right conditions, even long-dormant statutes can stir to life and wreak havoc, a fact made clear by the reanimation of Arizona's 1860s criminal abortion law.
The Arizona Supreme Court's resuscitation of a near-complete abortion ban penned decades before women had the right to vote kicked open the door to another legal anachronism: a Vietnam War-era constitutional challenge that may yet have some life in it.
Will Arizona enforce a Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions in the state?
Arizona officials are scrambling to address a near total abortion ban revived by the state’s Supreme Court this week, before the Civil War-era law almost completely halts access to Arizona’s already limited abortion services.
Ballot initiative could change Arizona’s abortion ruling if passed
A proposed amendment to the Arizona constitution would make abortion legal until the baby could survive on its own without medical help, but does have some exceptions.
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year
In the 14 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocacy groups have sought to protect abortion rights through state constitutional amendments.
Arizona governor asked to rescind executive order limiting prosecution of abortion-related cases
Twelve of Arizona’s 15 county attorneys are calling for Gov. Katie Hobbs to rescind her recent executive order that limits them from prosecuting abortion-related cases. The attorneys sent a letter