'Arizona's personhood provision was crafted recklessly by extremist lawmakers in their harmful quest to eradicate abortion access in the state,' said the ACLU of Arizona.
"Arizona's personhood provision was crafted recklessly by extremist lawmakers in their harmful quest to eradicate abortion access in the state," said the ACLU of Arizona.A federal judge on Monday barred enforcement of a so-called"personhood" law in Arizona that advocacy groups warned would be used to criminalize abortion across the state.
"Over 80% of Arizona voters want abortion to remain legal—and we'll continue to fight for that freedom." "When the punitive and regulatory weight of the entire Arizona code is involved, plaintiffs should not have to guess at whether their conduct is on the right or the wrong side of the law," RayesVictoria López, director of program and strategy with the ACLU of Arizona, said that in response to the ruling that"while we're glad that the court has blocked it and that prosecutors can't use this to go after pregnant people or providers, the fight for abortion access...
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