Planned Parenthood sues over Arizona abortion laws
This is an article from April. Please ignore if was posted previously
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2019/apr/11/planned-parenthood-sues-over-arizona-abortion-laws/492478/
Planned Parenthood sues over Arizona abortion laws
April 11th, 2019 by Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Arizona laws they say unnecessarily restrict access to the procedures and leave most rural areas without clinics.
The legal action by Planned Parenthood Arizona targets laws that prohibit anyone other than a physician from performing abortions; require patients to visit clinics twice over a 24-hour period for counseling; and bar the use of telemedicine in providing abortion services.
The intent of the laws is to "impede both women and medical providers so systematically that abortion becomes more onerous and even unavailable to many," according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit says the statutes have led to a 40% reduction in the number of abortions provided by Planned Parenthood since 2011.
In addition, the laws are medically unjustified and have led to the closure of Planned Parenthood offices in Yuma, Goodyear, Prescott Valley and Chandler, the lawsuit states. ....snip
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