As doctors are in court seeking to end a requirement to tell patients about the potential for reversing a medication abortion, the Arizona Department of Health Services has posted information online about the procedure and a link to a clinic that does it.

The Attorney General’s Office is asking a federal judge to allow it to pursue an investigation into whether anyone in Arizona is violating state laws dealing with abortions and fetal remains.

In recent weeks we've watched as a campaign of deception has been launched against Planned Parenthood. Let me be clear: Planned Parenthood does not sell fetal tissue. Some Planned Parenthood organizations in other states do assist women who wish to donate tissue for lifesaving medical research. Planned Parenthood Arizona does not have a tissue donation program at all.

The recent revelations that came from the video posted about Planned Parenthood’s use of the donated tissues of fetuses are sickening. The notion that Planned Parenthood could be selling the tissues acquired from these abortions leaves a bad taste in the mouth. This situation should not be a partisan issue; this is not about pro-life or pro-choice. This is a humanist issue, the selling of tissues is ethically wrong.

A hearing in the Arizona House Committee on Federalism and States Rights earlier this year to vet a proposed law requiring doctors to inform women that medication abortions can be reversed disintegrated into a forum of name calling, tossed barbs, and political statements.

The number of abortions in Arizona is dropping much more slowly than the national average despite a host of new state laws designed to make it more difficult for women to access abortion services, according to an Associated Press survey.

On an 18-11 margin the Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation barring Arizonans who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act from getting coverage for elective abortions, even if they pay a separate premium out of their own pocket.

Action from yesterday's legislative session included passage of bills blocking the sale of insurance policies under the federal Affordable Care Act in Arizona if they include coverage for abortion; eliminating the current requirement that students pass all three sections of Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards; increasing the penalty for the theft of beer and more.

Following several days of fierce Republican criticism over his opposition to laws requiring parental consent for minors who are seeking abortions, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Fred DuVal said he wouldn’t attempt to change those laws if he’s elected governor.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to put a temporary hold on a state rule requiring doctors to use federal standards in administering abortion medication has set the stage for the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.