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Senate votes to ban research on fetuses
Calling the claim that fetal research helps cure diseases a lie, state senators voted today to outlaw scientific research on aborted fetuses.
Health Committee opts for new abortion restrictions, including fetal research ban
State lawmakers launched a three-pronged attack on abortions and abortion providers Wednesday, voting to ban fetal research, limit medication abortions and cut off the access of Planned Parenthood to payroll deductions by state employees.
Abortion bills emerge at Arizona Senate filing deadline
Two bills targeting Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers were among a flurry of filings as an Arizona Senate deadline for introducing legislation neared Monday evening.
Lawmakers try again to block medication abortions
Abortion foes at the Legislature are trying an end run around a state judge who last year declared some limits on medication abortions enacted by lawmakers illegal.
Court thwarts challenge to abortion race and gender law
A federal appeals court this morning slapped down an effort by two civil rights groups to sue to overturn an Arizona law outlawing abortions based on race and gender.
Lawmakers renew effort to ban Planned Parenthood funding
Nearly two years after being rebuffed by the U.S. Supreme Court, Republican legislators are making a new bid to “defund” Planned Parenthood.
Civil rights groups say abortion restriction stigmatizes minorities
An attorney for civil rights groups asked a federal appellate court Wednesday to give them a chance to prove that an abortion restriction they say is aimed at minorities is unconstitutional.
Arizona woman accused of faking cancer competent for trial
A woman accused of faking cancer to get Arizona to pay for her late-term abortion has been found competent to stand trial.
Woman in abortion case asks court to suppress medical records
A woman accused of faking cancer to receive a state-paid, mid-term abortion is trying to prevent prosecutors from using her doctors and the medical records against her.
Woman accused of fraud in abortion case to undergo mental exam
A 30-year-old woman accused of swindling taxpayers for an abortion will undergo an examination to determine if she has the mental capacity to participate in her criminal defense.
Medication abortion trial postponed again
Next week's scheduled hearing on the legality of an Arizona abortion restriction is off -- again.
Judge rules medication abortion law unconstitutional
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that a 2012 state law that severely restricts medication abortions is unconstitutional.
