Arizona Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that could be a direct challenge to the newly adopted state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion.
The bill passed by a House committee on a party line vote would require an in-person doctor exam and a checklist for the physician before prescribing an abortion-inducing drug .
Jodi Liggett is a lobbyist for Reproductive Freedom for All and urged lawmakers to vote against the bill.
"Arizona voters decisively approved Proposition 139 enshrining the constitutional right to abortion and establishing that abortion care prior to fetal viability is a fundamental right," Liggett said.
Arizona law already says only doctors can prescribe such drugs.
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A new lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union contends that the state can’t stop “advanced practice clinicians” — like nurse practitioners — from performing abortions in Arizona. -
An Arizona judge has struck down a series of state laws restricting abortion, concluding they all run afoul of a constitutional amendment approved in 2024 by voters. -
One measure would make the death of a fetus during a felony first-degree murder. The others would include fetuses in child support laws and impose reporting requirements for witnesses of illegal abortion procedures. -
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says abortion access will again be a focus of her campaign as she vies for reelection in the fall. -
Parties made closing arguments Monday in a court case challenging Arizona's mandatory 24-hour wait to get an abortion, along with several other abortion regulations.
