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

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…

Alaska judge strikes down requirement that only licensed physicians provide abortions

Abortion-rights advocates start a march along several downtown blocks to protest the U.S. Supreme Court ruling’s June 24, 2022, ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) An Alaska law prohibiting anyone other than a licensed physician from performing abortions violates the state constitution’s equal protection and privacy guarantees, a state Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday. There is “no medical reason” why abo…

Alaska judge strikes down requirement that only licensed physicians provide abortions • Alaska Beacon

Abortion-rights advocates start a march along several downtown blocks to protest the U.S. Supreme Court ruling's June 24, 2022, ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. An Alaska judge has ruled that a longstanding provision in state law specifying that licensed physicians are the only medical professionals allowed to provide abortion services violates the Alaska constitution's equal-protection and privacy guarantees. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon…

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.