The freedom to decide if, when, and how to start or grow a family is fundamental to Arizonans. No matter your personal beliefs, most folks here believe that everyone should be free to decide what is best for them. That ...
Read More »Why is GOP bucking Arizonans’ abortion wishes?
First they came for abortion, then they came for birth control 
In December, the United States Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that the Court’s conservative majority could use to overturn Roe v. Wade. And the Court appears poised to do just ...
Read More »Senate panel OKs 15-week abortion ban
State lawmakers took the first steps Thursday to curbing abortion rights in Arizona if the U.S. Supreme Court gives them the go-ahead to do so. SB 1164, approved on a 5-3 party-line vote by the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee, would ...
Read More »Overturning Roe V. Wade after 49 Years will have devastating impacts on young women
January 22, 2022 marks the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. But this year, young women/people facing pregnancy could face significant harm as the first generation in half a century to enter adulthood without the ...
Read More »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 to protect “unborn life” but whether women, who have been ...
Read More »Don’t Texas My Arizona
The Texas Heartbeat Act—the most restrictive abortion law in the country—is in full effect. Although the law commenced just a few months ago, the effects are widespread: women are seeking refuge in neighboring states, online pharmacies are overwhelmed with patient ...
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Court keeps hold on abortion law in place
A federal judge has turned back a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to let the state start enforcing new abortion restrictions despite his order concluding they are likely unconstitutional.
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