9/23/2022
A Pima County judge lifted an injunction that was placed on AZ’s abortion statute. We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature and providing clarity and uniformity on this important issue. I have and will continue to protect the most vulnerable Arizonans.
However, according to an Associated Press report, an attorney for Planned Parenthood Sarah MacDougall previously argued that if the judge lifts the injunction, the reach of the 121-year-old law should be limited; This is so the law doesn’t conflict with other laws.
Planned Parenthood said that many laws restricting and regulating abortion would be meaningless if the court allowed the old law to be enforced without restrictions.
The 15-week law will only affect about 5% of the abortions performed in the state, according to statistics in the previous three yearly reports compiled by the Arizona Department of Health Services. The state averaged just under 13,000 abortions per year during that time.
Roysden noted that the 15-week law specifically says it does not create a right to abortion or mean that the pre-statehood law is unenforceable.
Just this year, the Legislature passed a law signed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey that criminalizes performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That goes into effect on Saturday, and Ducey contends that the new law he signed takes precedence over the pre-statehood law.
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