Abortion
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This Phoenix dad, husband, and doctor just helped change abortion rules in Arizona
Local doctor Paul Isaacson helped change Arizona’s abortion rules after years of fighting for his patients to have the freedom to make their own decisions.
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‘I cried’ – Arizona abortion provider reacts to anti-abortion laws getting struck down
Dr. Misha Pangasa, an OB-GYN at Planned Parenthood Arizona, said abortion clinics are already seeing changes for the better.
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Judge tosses Arizona abortion restrictions, says state can’t second-guess a woman’s decision
A Maricopa County ruling voids a waiting period for abortions, a telemedicine ban, and limits tied to fetal health diagnoses, finding they improperly inserted the state between patients and their doctors after Prop 139.
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Petersen wants a promotion: The AZ Senate president who voted to jail doctors is running for AG
Warren Petersen has consistently voted against constituent wishes when it comes to reproductive rights. Now, he wants voters to elect him as the state’s top law enforcement officer.
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Explained: Why AZ doctors are fighting these abortion rules in court right now
Even after voters said yes to abortion rights, some Arizona laws are still making it hard—and sometimes impossible—to get care.
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‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ in Arizona are deceiving pregnant women
There are over 40 crisis pregnancy centers in Arizona, and their goal is to distract women from accessing legal abortion care.
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Trump’s VA abortion ban is a step backwards for Arizona veterans
For two female veterans in Arizona who experienced a career riddled with sexism—an abortion ban for veterans only makes things worse.
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Travel time rose post-Dobbs in states limiting abortion, with AZ seeing surge from Texas
In 14 states that made abortion all but impossible after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women seeking to end a pregnancy had to drive four times further on average—11.3 hours, up from 2.8 hours.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Arizona advocates fight GOP anti-abortion measures
Activists and medical professionals gathered at Arizona’s State Capitol to mark the Dobbs decision anniversary and warn against efforts to curb abortion access.
