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Ariz. Gov. Shifts Stance on Planned Parenthood Restrictions Under Medicaid Expansion
Monday, May 6, 2013
In a reversal, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Thursday said she would support an amendment to her Medicaid expansion plan that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving funds through the program, the Arizona Daily Sun reports.
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Ariz. Gov. Blocks Amendment Defunding Planned Parenthood
Monday, April 15, 2013
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has blocked an amendment to her Medicaid expansion plan that aimed to prohibit Planned Parenthood of Arizona from receiving public funds, Salon reports.
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Debate Over Ariz. Medicaid Expansion Draws Amendment To Block Planned Parenthood Funding
Monday, April 1, 2013
A conservative Arizona lobbying group is seeking to attach an amendment to Gov. Jan Brewer's (R) Medicaid expansion plan that would prohibit Planned Parenthood of Arizona from receiving public funds, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Bills To Ban Abortion Gain Prominence Among State Conservatives
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
In a shift from past decades, abortion-rights opponents have increasingly focused on state legislation banning abortion after certain points in pregnancy, ABC News reports.
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
"Some Arkansas Legislators do the Time Warp; Pass Most Extreme Abortion Bill in the Nation" (Hayley Smith, ACLU's "Blog of Rights," 2/28) and "States With the Highest Teen Pregnancy Rates Lack Adequate Sex Ed Requirements" (Rebecca Leber/Adam Peck, Center for American Progress' "ThinkProgress," 3/1).
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Featured Blogs
Friday, March 1, 2013
"Medicaid Coverage for Abortion Care Elusive Even in States Where it is Legal" (Herold, RH Reality Check, 2/26) and "Hope in Indiana? Both Republicans and Democrats Express Reservations on Banning Medication Abortion" (Marty, RH Reality Check, 2/26).
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
"Mandatory Ultrasound Removed From Indiana TRAP Law, but Will Probably Still Close Lafayette Clinic" (Marty, RH Reality Check, 2/25) and "Arizona Federal District Court Blocks Efforts To Defund Planned Parenthood" (Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check, 2/22).
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Ariz. Law Barring Funding to Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
A federal judge on Friday struck down an Arizona law (HB 2800) that barred distribution of family planning funds to organizations that also provide abortions, Reuters reports.
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States in 2012 Passed Second-Highest Number of Abortion Restrictions Ever, Guttmacher Finds
Friday, January 4, 2013
States passed 43 abortion restrictions in 2012, a "sharp decrease" from 2011 but nonetheless the "second-highest number" enacted in a single year, according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports.
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Texas Gov. Perry Calls for 20-Week Abortion Ban; New Suits Filed Over Women's Health Program
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Tuesday voiced his support for legislation that would ban abortion in the state after 20 weeks of gestation, the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
"5 States Where GOP Extremists Still Rage Against Women," (Sarah Seltzer, Salon, 11/30).
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Ariz. Launches Website With Abortion Information Amid Legal Battle Over Law
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Arizona Department of Health Services last week launched a website about the risks of abortion, as required under a controversial new law (HB 2036) that also bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Arizona Daily Sun reports.
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No 'Postelection Letup' in Legal Fights Over Abortion, New York Times Editorial States
Thursday, November 8, 2012
"No one should expect a postelection letup in the continuing courtroom fights over state efforts to restrict women's access to safe and legal abortions," a New York Times editorial states.
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Ariz. 20-Week Ban is Unconstitutional, Slate Opinion Piece Argues
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
In a Slate opinion piece about a challenge to Arizona's 20-week abortion ban, Emily Bazelon writes, "When in a pregnancy can a state ban abortion? For years, the answer has been clear: after viability."
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Featured Blogs
Friday, October 26, 2012
"The Sinister Motives Behind Challenges to Medicaid Funding of Planned Parenthood," Jessica Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check, 10/24) and "New York City Launches Clinic Escort Program, Anti-Choicers Offended by 'Government Interference,'" Robin Marty, RH Reality Check, 10/24).
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Battle Over Planned Parenthood Funding Becomes National Issue
Monday, October 22, 2012
Lawmakers' efforts to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood in Arizona, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and other states have helped propel the organization to the forefront of national political debates, the Washington Post reports.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Ariz. Law Barring Funding to Planned Parenthood
Monday, October 22, 2012
U.S. District Judge Neil Wake on Friday issued a temporary injunction prohibiting Arizona from enforcing a state law (HB 2800) barring public family planning funding to organizations that also provide abortion services, Reuters reports.
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Ariz. Antiabortion Group Opposes Sales Tax Ballot Initiative
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Center for Arizona Policy, a conservative Christian group that opposes abortion rights, is fighting a state ballot measure (Proposition 204) related to sales tax because of concerns that it could fund family planning or Planned Parenthood, the Phoenix Business Journal reports.
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Featured Blogs
Friday, October 12, 2012
"Briefs in Support of Arizona's Pre-Viability Ban Show the Evolution of a Legal Challenge to Roe" (Jessica Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check, 10/9).
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Judge Weighs Ariz. Law Blocking Family Planning Funding to Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
A federal judge on Friday seemed skeptical of Arizona's defense of a state law that bars public family planning funding to organizations that also provide abortion care, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
"Abortion Rights and Judicial Bias in Texas Planned Parenthood Decision" (Jessica Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check, 8/27) and "Our Bodies, Our Votes" (Judy Norsigian, WBUR's "Cognoscenti," 8/30).
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Most State 'Fetal Pain' Bills Yet To Face Court Challenges
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Several states have enacted abortion bans later in pregnancy based on the disputed theory that a fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks of gestation, but only one has been challenged in court, Politico reports.
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Appeals Court Blocks Ariz. 20-Week Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
Thursday, August 2, 2012
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday temporarily blocked an Arizona law (HB 2036) that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Reuters reports.
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Recent Court Rulings Fail To Preserve Women's Constitutional Rights, New York Times Editorial States
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
"At a time when abortion rights and women's access to affordable contraception are threatened by political attacks, judges in three newly decided federal cases failed to preserve constitutional protections for women," a New York Times editorial states.
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Federal Judge Upholds Ariz. Law Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
U.S. District Judge James Teilborg on Monday upheld an Arizona law (HB 2036) that bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, clearing the way for the measure to take effect on Thursday, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Judge Weighs Challenges to Ariz. 20-Week Abortion Ban
Thursday, July 26, 2012
U.S. District Judge James Teilborg on Wednesday heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging a new Arizona law (HB 2036) that bans abortion beginning at 20 weeks after a woman's last menstrual period, the AP/Arizona Republic reports.
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Ariz. To Delay Enforcement of Planned Parenthood Funding Ban While Lawsuit Proceeds
Friday, July 20, 2012
Arizona will defer enforcement of a new law barring public family planning funding to organizations that provide abortion services, in order to give the state more time to respond to a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood, the Arizona Daily Star reports.
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Report Notes 40 Laws Enacted in 15 States That Could Hinder Women's Access to Abortion Care, Reproductive Health Service
Thursday, July 19, 2012
U.S. women increasingly face barriers to obtaining reproductive health services as states continue to pass laws restricting access, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Reuters reports.
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Protecting Abortion Rights Requires Vigilant Defense, Los Angeles Times Editorial States
Thursday, July 19, 2012
"[A]n aggressive campaign to curtail [women's reproductive] rights is being waged across the country as opponents seize every opportunity to deny women long-established constitutional protections," a Los Angeles Times editorial states.
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Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit Over Ariz. Funding Ban
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Planned Parenthood Arizona on Monday filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to block an Arizona law barring public family planning funding to organizations that also provide abortion services, Reuters reports.
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Lawsuit Challenges Ariz. 20-Week Abortion Ban
Friday, July 13, 2012
A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday seeks to block a new Arizona law (HB 2036) that bans abortion beginning at 20 weeks after a woman's last period, the New York Times reports.
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High Number of State Abortion Restrictions Marked by Increased Focus on 'Fetal Pain' Bills
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The number of state-level abortion restrictions is approaching record-setting levels again this year, a fact that some abortion-rights opponents attribute to their increased focus on so-called "fetal pain" legislation, Stateline/Kaiser Health News reports.
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Advocates Worry 'Wrongful Birth' Bills Could Allow Doctors To Lie to Patients
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Several states, including Arizona and Kansas, are considering bills that would ban so-called "wrongful birth" lawsuits, in which plaintiffs claim doctors failed to warn them about fetal complications that would have led them to choose an abortion, NPR's "Shots" reports.
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer Signs Bill Adding Protections for Workers Who Deny Services for Religious Reasons
Monday, May 14, 2012
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Friday signed into law a bill designed to allow workers who are licensed by the state to refuse to provide health care services based on religious objections, the Arizona Daily Sun reports.
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer Signs Bill on Contraceptive Coverage
Monday, May 14, 2012
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Friday signed into law a bill (HB 2625) that allows more religiously affiliated employers to claim an exemption from a state law that requires employee health plans to include contraceptive coverage, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer Signs Law Barring Public Funding to Planned Parenthood
Monday, May 7, 2012
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Friday signed into law a bill (HB 2800) that prohibits state or local governments from providing public funds to any organization that provides abortion care, the AP/USA Today reports.
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Ariz. Senate Approves Contraceptive Coverage Bill
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Arizona Senate on Wednesday approved a bill (HB 2625) that broadens the types of religiously affiliated employers that can claim an exemption from a state law requiring employers to include contraceptive coverage in their health plans, the AP/San Antonio Express reports.
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Ariz. Senate Approves Bill To Block Funding to Planned Parenthood
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Arizona legislators on Tuesday in a 18-8 party-line vote approved a bill (HB 2800) that would prohibit state or local governments from using public funds to support any organization that provides abortion care -- a piece of legislation that many believe specifically targets Planned Parenthood, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Supposed Threats to 'Religious Freedom' Really About Access to Contraception, Women's Advocates Say
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Although opponents of the federal contraceptive coverage rules claim their fight is about "religious freedom," women's and family planning groups say opponents' true objective is to restrict access to contraception, Kaiser Health News/Sacramento Bee reports.
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Ariz. Lawmakers Approve Narrowed Exemption to Contraceptive Coverage Law
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
An Arizona joint conference committee on Monday amended a bill (HB 2625) to limit which institutions can seek a religious exemption from a state law that requires contraceptive coverage in employer health plans, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Number of State Antiabortion Bills Down Slightly From This Time Last Year, Guttmacher Reports
Monday, April 16, 2012
At least 75 bills restricting abortion rights have passed at least one state legislative chamber in the first three months of 2012, according to a report released Friday by the Guttmacher Institute, the Washington Times reports.
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Ariz. Senate Approves Contraception Coverage Bill
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Arizona Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a measure (HB 2625) that would allow certain employers to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for religious reasons, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Ariz. Senate Approves Planned Parenthood Funding Bill
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Arizona Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a House-approved bill that would bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding that flows through the state for health services unrelated to abortion, AP/KTAR reports.
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer Signs Sweeping Antiabortion Bill That Includes 20-Week Ban, Medication Abortion Restrictions
Friday, April 13, 2012
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Thursday signed into law a bill (HB 2036) that includes several abortion restrictions, including a ban on the procedure after 20 weeks of gestation in nearly all cases and other limits on abortion, Reuters reports.
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Ariz. 20-Week Abortion Ban Goes To Gov. Brewer
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Arizona House on Tuesday voted 37-22 to approve a bill (HB 2036) that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of gestation in nearly all cases, the AP/U-T San Diego reports.
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Ariz. Senate Advances 20-Week Abortion Ban
Friday, March 30, 2012
The Arizona Senate on Tuesday voted 20-10 to approve a bill (HB 2036) that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of gestation, except in medical emergencies, Reuters reports.
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Re-Vote Planned After Ariz. Senate Rejects Contraceptive Coverage Bill
Friday, March 30, 2012
The Arizona Senate will re-vote on a measure (HB 2625) that would allow employers to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for moral or religious reasons, the AP/NECN reports.
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Ariz. Senate Approves 20-Week Abortion Ban, Longer Waiting Period
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Arizona Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a bill (HB 2036) that would ban abortion in the state after 20 weeks of gestation, the AP/Arizona Republic reports.
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Ariz. Contraception Bill Stalls Amid Concerns About Disclosing Medical Information
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Arizona Senate President Steve Pierce (R) on Monday removed a bill (HB 2625) from a Senate committee agenda that would require women seeking contraceptives to provide proof of a medical need if their employer does not cover the drugs for moral or religious reasons, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Ariz. Senate Comm. Approves Bill To Expand Exemptions to State Contraceptive Coverage Law
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Arizona's Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a bill (HB 2625) that would allow any employer to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for moral or religious reasons, the Arizona Daily Star reports.
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Ariz. House Approves Bill To Expand Exemptions to State Contraceptive Coverage Law
Friday, March 2, 2012
The Arizona House on Thursday approved a bill (HB 2625) that would allow any employer to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for religious reasons, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Ariz. Bill Would Prohibit 'Wrongful Birth' Lawsuits
Friday, February 10, 2012
An Arizona Senate bill would ban so-called "wrongful birth" lawsuits, in which plaintiffs claim that doctors failed to inform them of prenatal complications that would have led them to choose an abortion, the AP/Mohave Daily News reports.
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Planned Parenthood Arizona To Restore Abortion Services at Two Clinics
Monday, December 19, 2011
Planned Parenthood Arizona is resuming abortion services at two clinics in the Phoenix area that had ended the services to comply with a state law, the AP/New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Judge Suggests Ariz. Tax Credit Law Restricts Free Speech
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Federal Judge Roslyn Silver on Wednesday signaled that she might rule against an Arizona law (HB 2384) prohibiting residents from claiming tax credits for donations to charitable organizations that directly or indirectly support abortion rights, the Yuma Sun reports.
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Groups Challenge Ariz. Law Targeting Donations To Charities That Support Abortion Rights
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence on Wednesday requested a preliminary injunction against a state law (HB 2384) that prohibits residents from claiming tax credits for donations to charitable organizations that directly or indirectly support abortion, the Arizona Republic reports.
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Planned Parenthood of Arizona Ends Abortion Services in Three Cities
Friday, August 19, 2011
Planned Parenthood of Arizona on Thursday announced that it is ending abortion services in three cities to comply with recently enacted state laws, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Ariz. Appeals Court Rules That 2009 Abortion Restrictions Do Not Cause Undue Burden
Friday, August 12, 2011
The Arizona Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that key parts of a 2009 state law restricting abortion services are constitutional and do not place an undue burden on women, the AP/San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Ariz. Judge Temporarily Halts Abortion Restrictions
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Richard Gama on Wednesday delayed enforcement of new state laws restricting medication abortion services, allowing attorneys to prepare for an Aug. 22 hearing on a legal challenge filed by Planned Parenthood of Arizona, the Arizona Republic reports.
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