Abortion
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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.
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In AZ, other states where voters backed abortion rights after Dobbs, legal fights persist
Following voters’ approval of Prop 139, Democratic lawmakers in Arizona have tried to repeal bans on abortion advertising and telehealth prescriptions for the drug used in two-thirds of US abortions.
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Opinion: What Arizonans can learn from Brazil’s near-total abortion ban
Why should a State Senator from Arizona care about abortion policy in Latin America when our state just passed Prop. 139 to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution?
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Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion
Arizona healthcare providers and advocates have filed a lawsuit to expand abortion access in Arizona and knock down restrictions on abortion care.
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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
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Arizona Republicans vote to block funds for clinics that even mention abortion
HB 2547 would create a new state law that cuts funding for any healthcare facilities that “promote” abortion.
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HCR 2025 would require 60% of AZ voters to change the state constitution—with one massive exception
Arizona Republicans want to make it harder for voters to pass future constitutional amendments—and easier to repeal them.
