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Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion

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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that advocates used to collect signatures is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to an abortion.

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  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that advocates used to collect signatures is valid, clearing the way for voters to decide on the constitutional right to an abortion.

  2. Arizona Daily Independent

    Abortion Ballot Measure Goes Before Supreme Court Over Vague Language Challenge (opens Arizona Daily Independent)

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    By Cameron Arcand Just a week after announcing their official placement on the Arizona's ballot, a measure expanding abortion access faces a reckoning with the state's highest court. Arizona for Abortion Access had secured a place on the ballot . Prop.

  3. Tucson

    Arizona justices rule abortion measure will be on Nov. ballot (opens Tucson)

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    PHOENIX — Arizonans will be able to vote in November on whether to put a right to abortion in the state constitution.

  4. The Boston Globe

    Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Under both states' measures, abortions would be allowed until fetal viability — the point at which a fetus could survive outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks.

  5. Arizona Capitol Times

    Abortion measure to stay on ballot, court rules | Arizona Capitol Times (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    The Arizona Abortion Access Act will stay on the 2024 general election ballot after the Arizona Supreme Court rejected arguments from Arizona Right to Life that the measure’s 200-word description is misleading.

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