In Arizona, Dr. DeShawn Taylor had been preparing for the fall of constitutional abortion rights for months ahead of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Currently, Arizona has a law dating prior to Roe that bans abortion, while another law permitting abortions up to 15 weeks into pregnancy was signed by the governor earlier this year. That’s led to uncertainty in what doctors can and cannot provide patients. After the decision came down, Taylor, like most abortion providers in the state, opted to halt procedures and cancelled all abortion appointments for the rest of June, “until the state clarifies if and how we can safely proceed,” she said.