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After 51 years of fighting, abortion in Arizona comes down to next 10 months
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Cronkite News
PHOENIX – In the 51 years since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized – and then reversed – federal abortion protections, advocates and opponents have fought constantly over the boundaries of that right.
That fight continues today, but now Arizona finds itself at the forefront of the national battle.
Abortion-rights advocates are hoping to get voters to amend the state constitution this fall to enshrine abortion protections, while opponents are arguing that the proposal goes too far. And both sides are waiting to see if the Arizona Supreme Court will restore a 19-century law, still on the books, that bans almost all abortions.
Dr. Jill Gibson, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood Arizona, said the past two years have been “a wake-up call” for abortion-rights groups.
“I think it’s been … in some ways, a recognition that we will have to fight for every single part of preserving and expanding abortion services and access to abortion,” Gibson said, since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that protected abortion nationally.
Note: This story originally appeared on Cronkite News. It is published via a Creative Commons license. Cronkite News is produced by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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