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Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments on future of access to reproductive rights

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Two state laws offer conflicting regulations for when abortions are allowed in Arizona.

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  1. Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week

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    Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments on future of access to reproductive rights

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  1. NPR

    Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week (opens NPR)

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    Supreme court justices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming will hear arguments in cases that will impact abortion access across the Mountain West. Here's what to know.

  2. Tucson

    Here's what's at stake as Arizona justices hear abortion arguments (opens Tucson)

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    Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday, Dec. 12, on whether Arizona women will lose virtually all rights to terminate a pregnancy.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments on future of access to reproductive rights (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Two state laws offer conflicting regulations for when abortions are allowed in Arizona.

  4. NPR

    Arizona Supreme Court to hear arguments on near-total ban on abortion in the state (opens NPR)

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    Arizona's Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether abortions should be allowed up to 15 weeks after conception, or be almost totally banned under an 1864 law.

  5. NBC News

    Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments in pivotal case on 1864 abortion ban (opens NBC News)

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    A ruling is expected early next year, further highlighting the prominent role abortion rights will play in the battleground state in the 2024 election.

  6. Arizona Capitol Times

    Arizona Supreme Court to hear arguments on conflicting abortion law | Arizona Capitol Times (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether Arizona women will lose virtually all their rights to terminate a pregnancy.

  7. The Guardian

    Arizona court weighs 1864 abortion ban that risks ‘conditions of misery’ (opens The Guardian)

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    After months of disarray over the legality of abortion, the state supreme court will decide whether to reinstate ‘zombie’ ban

  8. Fox10 Phoenix

    Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments over state's 2 conflicting abortion laws (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The Arizona Supreme Court heard arguments on Dec. 12 over two conflicting abortion laws in the state before deciding which one should be the law.

  9. The Guardian

    Arizona court to hear case over state’s 1864 abortion ban | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    After months of disarray over the legality of abortion, the state supreme court will decide whether to reinstate ‘zombie’ ban. Plus, seven ways to make your holidays a little greener

  10. Tucson

    Arizona Supreme Court to decide which Arizona abortion law stands (opens Tucson)

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    The state Supreme Court's chief justice expressed skepticism at a hearing Tuesday that a 2022 Arizona law allowing abortions through the 15th week of pregnancy does not conflict with territorial-era

  11. Arizona Capitol Times

    Arizona justices consider arguments on 2 laws regulating abortion | Arizona Capitol Times (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    The fate of state abortion law now rests in the hands of the Arizona Supreme Court, leaving justices to mull whether to allow abortions before 15 weeks' gestation or to reenact an 1864 law effectively outlawing all abortions unless medically necessary.

  12. Washington Times

    Arizona Supreme Court reviews pre-state 1864 abortion ban which is still on the books (opens Washington Times)

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    The Arizona Supreme Court grilled lawyers Tuesday over whether a pre-statehood ban on nearly all abortions has been limited or made moot by other statutes enacted over the past 50 years.

  13. CNN

    Abortion access is before supreme courts in Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming this week. What we know (opens CNN)

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    The case in Arizona not only gets at the heart of how restrictive abortion law should be there, but also reflects a heated debate nationwide in the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision –- happening in other state Supreme Court cases this week on abortion access in Wyoming and New Mexico.