The 4-1 majority decision is a notable win for Republicans in the state, following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
In a recent ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in New Orleans, stricter controls have been placed on the distribution and access of the abortion pill, mifepristone.
Speaking with NBC News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, "I believe a decision to abort a child should be up to the woman during the first three months of life."
Pro-choice groups have started an initiative for a ballot measure in Arizona ahead of next year’s election that would move the right to abortion into the state constitution.
Mark Houck, the pro-life activist who was prosecuted by the Biden administration over an alleged confrontation outside of an abortion clinic, announced last week that he is running for Congress.
