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.
The Arizona Supreme Court will consider reviving a Civil War-era abortion ban
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to consider the petition of an anti-abortion doctor who argues that a near-total abortion ban from 1864 should be the law of the land
Planned Parenthood asks court to reconsider South Carolinas heartbeat abortion ban
Planned Parenthood asks court to reconsider South Carolina's 'heartbeat' abortion ban Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers on Thursday asked South Carolina's top court to reconsider its Wednesday ruling upholding the state's recent ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.In its petition, Planned Parenthood said that the South Carolina Supreme Court had left undecided whether fetal cardiac activity refers to the first regu…
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 Health Services: most pregnancy-related deaths preventable | Arizona Capitol Times
Nearly half of Arizona’s pregnancy related deaths in 2022 were tied to mental health or substance use disorders, with 98% deemed preventable, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. And communities of color and rural communities see disparate effects and a lack of perinatal care.
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
Florida Prosecutor Suspended by DeSantis Over Abortion Seeks Reinstatement by US Court
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Mayes tells Supreme Court no one has legal standing to defend old abortion law - Rose Law Group Reporter
Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services The legal right of Arizona women to have an abortion could turn on the question of whether anyone still has legal standing to argue that the procedure should once again be all but outlawed, as it was in territorial days. In new legal filings, Attorney General Kris Mayes told the […]
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court preserved access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit challenging its FDA approval continues.
US abortion providers relieved but wary as Supreme Court preserves pill access | undefined
Abortion rights supporters expressed relief on Friday after the US Supreme Court preserved access to a widely used abortion pill but warned of a long fight ahead as a legal challenge to the
Judge in abortion pill case substituted other names on controversial article before nomination to bench
A Texas federal judge who ruled against the government in an abortion pill case withdrew his name from a controversial law review article before his nomination to the bench.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban | CNN Politics
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks, according to a release from the governor's office late Thursday night.