Coverage dated July 11, 2022

Federal judge blocks Arizona's 'personhood' abortion law

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The 2021 law crafted by Republican legislators classifies fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs as "people."

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NBC News
Federal judge blocks Arizona’s ‘personhood’ abortion law, which gives legal rights to unborn (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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Abortion rights groups argued that providers fear they could be charged with child abuse, assault or a litany of other crimes, and that the law was unconstitutionally vague.
Tucson
Federal judge blocks Arizona's “personhood” abortion law (opens Tucson)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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A federal judge is blocking a 2021 Arizona “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children. Abortion providers were worried the law could lead to criminal charges like
WHEC Rochester
Federal judge blocks Arizona's 'personhood' abortion law (opens WHEC Rochester)
Published Jul 11, 2022
Valdosta Daily Times's feed description
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said
Fox News
Federal judge temporarily blocks Arizona law recognizing 'personhood' at fertilization (opens Fox News)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked a 2021 state "personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children.
Arizona Mirror
Federal judge blocks prosecutions under Arizona ‘personhood’ law (opens Arizona Mirror)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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PHOENIX (CN) — A federal judge in Arizona decided Monday that the state should not be able to prosecute abortion providers under the “personhood” law that extends constitutional rights to fetuses at every gestational stage. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas L.
Tucson
Judge: Arizona's 'personhood' abortion law vague, 'anyone's guess' (opens Tucson)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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Here's why a federal judge blocked Arizona from using a law requiring state laws to be interpreted to grant "personhood'' rights to an unborn child.
Arizona Capitol Times
Federal judge blocks Arizona’s ‘personhood’ abortion law | Arizona Capitol Times (opens Arizona Capitol Times)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state "personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of prosecution for a variety of crimes.
Washington Examiner
Federal judge temporarily blocks Arizona 'personhood' law geared to protect unborn (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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A federal judge temporarily blocked a 2021 Arizona law that recognized the "personhood" of a fetus from the moment of conception, siding with abortion providers who argued the measure was too vague and left them open to legal jeopardy.
Al Jazeera
US abortion rights: Arizona judge blocks ‘personhood’ law (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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Several states have moved to ban abortions following Supreme Court ruling removing federal protection.
Truthout
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona Law Giving “Personhood” Rights to Fertilized Eggs (opens Truthout)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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The 2021 law crafted by Republican legislators classifies fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs as "people."
Tucson
Judge rejects Arizona's 'personhood' abortion law (opens Tucson)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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Here's why a federal judge blocked Arizona from using a law requiring state laws to be interpreted to grant "personhood'' rights to an unborn child.
Kokomo Tribune
Federal judge blocks Arizona law giving rights to unborn children for being too vague, at request of abortion backers (opens Kokomo Tribune)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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Federal judge blocks Arizona law giving rights to unborn children for being too vague, at request of abortion backers.
The Daily Caller
Arizona Federal Judge Denies Unborn Children Legal ‘Personhood’ (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Jul 11, 2022
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A federal judge in Arizona blocked a 2021 state law that protects unborn children from abortion by granting them "personhood."

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