Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove restrictions on one of two drugs used in non-surgical abortions.
Mayes joined a coalition of attorneys general to request that the FDA remove what she called in a statement burdensome restrictions on mifepristone. Mayes says women in Arizona have safely and effectively used mifepristone for more than two decades.
A combination of that drug and misoprostol was prescribed to nearly all Arizonans seeking a non-medical abortion in 2023.
The FDA requires providers to become a registered prescriber of mifepristone and pharmacies must obtain a special certification to dispense the drug. It also requires patients to sign a form that states they are voluntarily terminating their pregnancy.
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A Republican state lawmaker is proposing a new refundable tax credit in a bill that he says would help financially support women who choose to give birth. -
Reproductive rights advocates want to overturn a state ban on prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine and a mandatory 24-hour wait to get an abortion in Arizona. -
Planned Parenthood Arizona says low-income patients are losing access to cancer screenings and birth control as a result of Trump administration policies. -
A trial judge has swatted down efforts by two top Republican lawmakers to quash a bid by Arizona doctors to overturn restrictions on the right of women to terminate a pregnancy. -
The attorney representing two top Arizona Republican lawmakers was in court Monday asking a judge to toss a lawsuit challenging three abortion restrictions in the state constitution.
