Kim Owens, pastor for Fresh Start Church in Peoria, announced plans for the church to sit in the gallery Wednesday, when the Arizona Senate is expected to vote on Democratic Sen. @annahernandezaz’s bill to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban.
Under the new rules, state officials and law enforcement cannot obtain medical records related to lawful reproductive health care with the goal of pursuing legal action.
Explore the critical state of women's healthcare under restrictive Arizona abortion bans, featuring real-life impacts and legal challenges.
If interpreted literally, the Comstock Act could use antiquated legal code to effectively ban abortion by severely limiting the types of medical tools that can be sent via mail—even in states where abortion remains legal.
Lake clarified she doesn’t want the legislature to repeal Arizona’s total abortion ban, but merely to add exceptions for victims of sexual assault.
"Under this extreme law, women will die, and their doctors and nurses will be criminalized. This cannot stand," Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz. said last week on X. "We will not stay silent in the face of these outrageous attacks on our fundamental freedoms."
Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state's near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state's highest court concluded the law could be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute.
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Planned Parenthood Arizona is resuming abortion services in Flagstaff for the first time since 2022.
Domestic Terrorism Prevents Women from Getting Lifesaving Abortions Twenty-five years ago, in the kitchen of his suburban Buffalo, New York, home, Dr. Barnett Slepian was preparing soup with his family. The OB-GYN and abortion provider had just returned home from...
