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Court drops Arizona's 15-week limit on abortions

Summary by Ground News

It's now official: There are no time limits in Arizona beyond which an abortion can be performed. In a brief order Wednesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz granted the motion by abortion providers to declare the state's current 15-week limit to be unconstitutional. The judge "permanently and forever'' blocked state officials from enforcing the law.

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Arizona Capitol Times

Judge blocks time-limit laws on abortions – ‘permanently and forever’

It’s now official: There are no time limits in Arizona beyond which an abortion can be performed. In a brief order March 5, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz granted the motion by abortion providers to declare the state’s current 15-week limit unconstitutional. More to the point, the judge “permanently and forever” blocked state officials from enforcing the law. The order, in some ways, was not a surprise. It follows the decis…

13 hours ago·Phoenix, United States

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Arizona Mirror

Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is now ‘permanently and forever’ struck down

A poster held up at a news conference at the state Capitol in Phoenix, Ariz. advocates for the repeal of the state's remaining anti-abortion laws on Jan. 22, 2025. Arizona voters in 2024 approved Proposition 139, which enshrined the procedure as a constitutional right, but voiding the state's existing anti-abortion laws must be done either piecemeal through lawsuits or by the legislature. Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorDoctors and…

13 hours ago

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Tucson

Court drops Arizona's 15-week limit on abortions

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz granted the motion by abortion providers to declare the state's current 15-week limit to be unconstitutional.

13 hours ago·Tucson, United States

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AZ Family - Phoenix

Judge permanently blocks Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban

This new ruling permanently blocks the 15-week abortion ban, although Arizona Attorney General had previously said she would not enforce it.

16 hours ago·Phoenix, United States

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KYMA

Arizona judge blocks 15-week abortion ban

PHOENIX (KYMA, KECY) - A Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked Arizona's 15-week abortion ban Wednesday. In a press release, the case "asserts that the ban is unconstitutional because it denies Arizonans' access to abortion care in violation of the state's 2024 constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion." The press release says, "The ruling permanently blocks the banwhich Attorney General Kris Mayes …

16 hours ago

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