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Lake flip-flops on ‘rare and legal’ abortion
For a few hours on October 4, it looked like Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake was making a hard pivot to the center on abortion. But by the end of the day, the campaign had walked back comments in which Lake suggested that she wanted abortion to be “rare and legal.”
Judge refuses to halt order on abortion ban
A Pima County judge won't halt implementation of her ruling that a territorial-era law outlawing virtually all abortions is once again enforceable.
U.S. Senate, governor candidates hedge on abortion
Arizona will elect a new governor and a U.S. senator later this year, and the two officials could play key roles in determining the abortion care that’s available to Arizonans for years to come.
Roe no reason to revisit gay marriage laws, Ducey says
Gov. Doug Ducey said he's not interested in using the Supreme Court ruling overturning its own precedent on the right to abortion as a reason to revisit the question of whether gays should be able to marry in Arizona.
Post-Roe Arizona abound in possibilities
Arizona is facing the possibility of a total ban on abortions this year if states get back the power to enforce their own abortion regulations.
Ducey signs abortion, transgender bills
Gov. Doug Ducey on March 30 signed legislation to outlaw virtually all abortions after 15 weeks, preclude transgender girls from participating in women's sports, and make it illegal for doctors to perform "irreversible gender reassignment surgery'' on minors.
House sends transgender sports, abortion bills to Ducey
Bills to ban many abortions and restrict transgender youth from getting reassignment surgery or playing on some sports teams are headed to Gov. Ducey’s desk.
House panel OKs abortion, transgender bills
An abortion ban modeled on a Mississippi law being challenged in court right now took a step closer to becoming law in Arizona today.
Religion has everything to do with abortion
Four anti-abortion bills have been introduced into the state legislature including a Texas copycat bill (HR2001, HR2483, SB1044, SB1164). The issue is not whether a state has the constitutional authority... […]
Abortion restrictions target, deceive families
The constitutional right to abortion is hanging on by a thread, with the Supreme Court considering a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade. Here in Arizona, where I provide abortion care, a recently enacted anti-choice law only adds insult to injury.
Groups oppose bid to enforce abortion law
Abortion rights advocates are urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to spurn a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to let Arizona immediately begin enforcing a new restriction on the procedure.
Abortion ruling could lead to stricter laws
Supporters and opponents of legal abortion are bracing themselves for a court ruling next year that could give Arizona lawmakers far more power to regulate or ban abortion.
