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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

  • An Alaska judge ruled that a state law limiting abortion providers to doctors is unconstitutional.
  • The ruling resulted from a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, which challenged the law enacted in 2019.
  • The judge found that the law violated patients’ privacy and equal protection rights, imposing undue burdens on access to abortion care.
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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

An Alaska judge has struck down a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state.

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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

An Alaska judge has struck down a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state

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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge has struck down a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. The decision Wednesday comes out of a 2019 lawsuit brought by a Planned Parenthood group, which challenged the law that says only a doctor licensed by the State Medical Board can perform an abortion in Alaska. Superior Court Judge Josie Garton in 2021 granted the group’s request to allow advance…

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Alaska judge strikes down law saying only doctors can provide abortions

A state judge in Alaska struck down a law prohibiting anyone other than a licensed physician from performing abortions.  Superior Court Judge Josie Garton ruled Wednesday the law imposed a substantial burden on patients’ fundamental privacy rights to make reproductive health decisions.  The Alaska Supreme Court previously found the right to privacy in the state’s…

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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. The decision comes out of a 2019 […]

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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state.

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