Reproductive rights advocates are trying to dismantle a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona that conflicts with newly expanded access establishing a fundamental right to abortion in the state. Voters approved a ballot measure in November that amended the constitution to allow abortions up to fetal viability.
FILE - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs celebrates passages of abortion ballot measure surrounded by Democratic lawmakers and advocates on Nov. 25, 2024, at the State Capitol in Phoenix. FILE - Dr. Paul Isaacson speaks as Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. FILE - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs celebrates passages of abortion ballot measure surrounded by Democratic lawmakers and advocates on Nov. 25, 2024, at the State Capitol in Phoenix.
“Arizonans made it clear that they support reproductive freedom, and there is no question that a ban with no exceptions for rape or incest should be removed from our laws,” she said, adding that she is “glad Arizonans are working to finish the job and enforce the constitutional protections we now enjoy.”A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky’s near-total ban
“The amendment itself does not sort of wipe the statute books clean, you know. Further action is needed in order to take that additional step to effectuate the amendment’s promise,” ACLU staff attorney Rebecca Chan said. “And so that’s really what this 15-week ban challenge is.”in the 2024 general election to add the right to an abortion to their state constitutions.
The measure expands access to fetal viability — the point at which a fetus can survive outside the uterus. Though there’s no defined time frame for viability, doctors say it’s sometime after 21 weeks. It allows abortions after viability if they are necessary to protect the physical or mental health of the mother, or to save her life.
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