A federal judge in Phoenix has blocked a 2021 state 'personhood' law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of prosecution for a variety of crimes. abc15
PHOENIX — A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state"personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of prosecution for a variety of crimes.
It is unclear if abortions that have been halted in Arizona since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that women do not have a constitutional right to abortion would restart. Abortion providers stopped virtually all procedures because a pre-1901 banning all abortions that may be in effect and other laws created too much risk.
They argued that providers fear they could be charged with child abuse, assault or a litany of other crimes, and that the law was too vague. There is also concern of civil and regulatory action. "Today's ruling was based on an interpretation of Arizona law that our office did not agree with, and we are carefully considering our next steps," spokesperson Brittni Thomason said in an email.
Sklarsky had argued the personhood law is unconstitutionally vague on several fronts and told Rayes that the attorney general said in its court papers that it's"anyone's guess" how state judges or prosecutors might apply the law.
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