REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

A summit of elected officials convened in Phoenix to learn about its success in future-proofing democracy as the state’s recently-revived 1864 abortion ban threatens to move Arizona back into the past.

Under the new rules, state officials and law enforcement cannot obtain medical records related to lawful reproductive health care with the goal of pursuing legal action. 

If interpreted literally, the Comstock Act could use antiquated legal code to effectively ban abortion by severely limiting the types of medical tools that can be sent via mail—even in states where abortion remains legal.

Lake clarified she doesn’t want the legislature to repeal Arizona’s total abortion ban, but merely to add exceptions for victims of sexual assault.

Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law could be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute.

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Employees across the US will now have access to unpaid time off to recover from childbirth or to access an abortion. Here’s what you need to know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act changes.

What will happen to abortion doctors in Arizona if they conduct abortions?

An 1864 provision was resurrected by the Arizona Supreme Court, which upheld the near-total ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

US House Republicans released a budget proposal with a hidden abortion ban, similar to Arizona’s, that would make fertility clinics targets for wrongful death lawsuits.