Arizona laws requiring people seeking abortions to wait 24 hours after an ultrasound examination, banning the use of telemedicine for pill-induced abortions, and forcing doctors to turn away patients based on their reasons for ending a pregnancy are unconstitutional, a state court said.
The provisions violate an individual’s fundamental right to abortion added to the Arizona Constitution by voters in 2024, and weren’t enacted to serve any compelling state interest, Judge Greg S. Como of the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County said Friday. The laws’ “universal suppression of medical judgment and choice” makes them invalid in all circumstances, Como ...