Abortion opponents say their fight is not over after Arizona voters approved a measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
“We will never stop fighting to protect the lives of the unborn and their mothers,” said Cathi Herrod, president of the anti-abortion Center for Arizona Policy. “We will continue to advocate that unborn children deserve protection and their mothers deserve to be spared the harms of abortion.”
Proposition 139 passed with support from about 60% of Arizona voters.
Since 2022, Arizona has enforced a law banning abortions after 15 weeks of gestation. Prop. 139 will amend the state constitution to allow abortions to the point of fetal viability — around 24 weeks. And the measure will allow exceptions for abortions beyond the point of viability to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant person.
Opponents decried the measure as dangerously broad.
Herrod said she is already exploring legal options to challenge the new constitutional amendment.
“Stay tuned,” Herrod said. “This is far from over.”
