Some abortions will resume in Arizona two weeks after a near-total ban on the procedure went back into effect. The Arizona Court of Appeals has issued a stay on a lower court judge’s ruling, temporarily blocking enforcement of the ban.
A Pima County Superior Court judge on Sept. 23 had ruled Arizona could once again enforce its Civil War-ear ban on abortions that makes exceptions only to save the life of the mother. The ruling meant Arizona providers had to halt abortion services. Some abortion clinics had begun referring patients to clinics in other states.
Planned Parenthood Arizona is in the process of appealing the Superior Court judge’s ruling. The organization had asked the appeals court to issue the stay.
“While today’s ruling brings temporary respite to Arizonans, the ongoing threat of this extreme, near-total abortion ban that has no regard for the health care of those across the state, including survivors of rape or incest remains very real,” Brittany Fonteno, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Arizona, said in a press release.
Fonteno said Planned Parenthood Arizona would resume abortion services now that the stay has been granted.
A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 11 to determine if the case should be accelerated.
freerealestatedotbiz on October 8th, 2022 at 01:04 UTC »
This is almost assuredly headed up to the Arizona Supreme Court, though, which is quite conservative and will overturn the appellate court on this issue without question.
It’s a welcome respite until that decision issues, but it’s up to the voters this fall to put the state legislature in a position to protect these basic human rights going forward.
drkgodess on October 8th, 2022 at 00:27 UTC »
Good news from two different states on safeguarding the right to abortion in the short term, but the fight ain't over.
This comes just a few days after a girl in Arizona was denied her rheumatoid arthritis medication because it can be an abortifacient.
Sk-yline1 on October 8th, 2022 at 00:26 UTC »
AZ has a lot of conservatives but most parts don’t feel like a “conservative” state. A total ban on abortions is asking for a complete blue flip for the foreseeable future