The Arizona governor, Katie Hobbs, is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. Read more at The Guardian
The lawsuit marks the latest effort by advocates to make good on the pro-abortion rights ballot measures passed by seven states in the November elections. While these measures amended states’ constitutions to protect or expand abortion rights, they did not actually rewrite pre-existing state laws. Abortion restrictions must now be knocked down through litigation or … Read more
One by one, the speakers raise alarms about policies that might be enacted if Trump is elected this November — including the possible revival of the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that Trump allies have touted as a de facto national ban on abortion. Left mostly unsaid is the fact that without a Democratic majority … Read more
In Arizona, progressive groups are holding events and knocking on doors to make GOP-appointed state Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King the first in state history to lose a retention vote by reminding voters the pair ruled this year to uphold an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions. Read more at Politico
Arizona abortion rights measure cleared for the November ballot The Abortion Access Act would guarantee the right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability. Read more at 19th News Arizona court rules voter pamphlet can refer to fetus as ‘unborn human being’ An official informational pamphlet for Arizona voters who will decide … Read more
Arkansas abortion rights groups collect enough signatures to advance ballot measure Passage of the amendment in November would effectively undo the 2022 law. That outcome, however, faces an uphill climb. Abortion opponents in the ruby red state have fought the effort to advance the proposed amendment at every turn. Read more at NBC News Nebraska … Read more
Doctors can’t be prosecuted for providing emergency abortions if they act in “good faith,” state Attorney General Kris Mayes said Thursday. Read more at 19th News
“Abortion has become a top priority for a lot of the people who vote all the time, and also the people who don’t vote all the time,” said Terán. “Because voters are terrified of losing their rights.” Read more at The Guardian
Still, more challenges lie ahead. GOP lawmakers are also trying to kneecap Arizona’s long-standing tradition of direct democracy with a separate ballot measure this November that would make it harder for future citizen-led initiatives to get on the ballot. The effort is part of a larger pattern of attacks on citizen-led ballot initiatives by Republicans … Read more
The California Democrat signed legislation drafted in response to the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that a near-total ban on abortion from 1864 is enforceable in the state. Read more at NBC News
