Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion

Reproductive rights advocates are suing Arizona to unravel respective laws regulating termination entree successful the state

PHOENIX -- Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona connected Thursday to unravel respective laws regulating termination successful the state.

The suit was filed by 2 providers successful the authorities and the Arizona Medical Association. It comes much than six months aft voters enshrined successful the authorities constitution entree to abortions up to fetal viability, which is the constituent astatine which a fetus tin past extracurricular of the uterus.

The advocates are seeking to undo laws including those that barroom abortions sought based connected familial abnormalities, necessitate informed consent in-person astatine slightest 24 hours earlier the process and connection an accidental to presumption the ultrasound, and prohibit termination medicine delivered by message and the usage of tele-health for termination care.

“These stigmatizing and medically unnecessary termination restrictions interruption the close to reproductive state established by Arizona voters past November, and it’s clip for them to go,” Rebecca Chan, unit lawyer for the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, said successful a statement. “Arizonans are perfectly susceptible of making decisions astir their ain reproductive futures."

The authorities lawyer general's bureau is reviewing the complaint, and an bureau spokesperson noted that authorities instrumentality should beryllium successful enactment with the amendment approved by voters past November. Arizona was 1 of a fistful of states that passed ballot measures successful the 2024 wide predetermination enshrining the close to termination to their authorities constitutions.

Earlier this year, an Arizona justice blocked the state's 15-week termination ban.

Peter Gentala, president of Center for Arizona Policy, a socially blimpish nonprofit, said it is excessively aboriginal to find if the enactment volition intervene successful the lawsuit.

“Women’s wellness is important and this suit reflects an docket to maximize termination successful Arizona and that comes astatine a outgo to women’s health,” helium said.

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