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Dec 2024 20

Looking back: Our 5 most popular stories of 2024

By Copper Courier Staff | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Copper Courier Staff

Copper Courier readers in 2024 were most interested in stories on the election, reproductive rights, and housing in Arizona.

Dec 2024 19

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

By Associated Press | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, POLITICS, Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients' privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials' push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. “The...

Dec 2024 18

Prop 139 means one of Arizona’s biggest abortion providers is expanding its services—and soon

By Robert Gundran | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, COMMUNITY, Robert Gundran

Planned Parenthood Arizona said it will soon be offering appointments for abortions through the point of fetal viability.

Dec 2024 11

Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds

By Isabel Soisson | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, POLITICS, Isabel Soisson

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.

Dec 2024 10

This Arizona abortion clinic faced a total ban just 8 months ago. Today, there’s progress

By Robert Gundran | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, COMMUNITY, Robert Gundran

Dr. Atsuko Koyama said she’s hopeful for the state of abortion rights in Arizona—and her patients can already access care that once seemed out of reach.

Dec 2024 4

Prop 139 goes into effect, and Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban goes to court

By Robert Gundran | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, COMMUNITY, Robert Gundran

One week after abortion was enshrined in the Arizona state constitution, health-care providers have filed a lawsuit to get the old 15-week ban off the books—and avoid further delays to reproductive rights.

Nov 2024 27

OPINION: An Open Letter to My Unborn Daughter

By Laura Dent | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, OPINION, Laura Dent

My Baby Girl, If I could be granted one wish for the day you are born, I would wish for you to be born into a world where you are able to decide what is right for you. That’s the reason I have carried you in my belly — and my clipboard under my arm — all over...