In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court has chosen not to consider the appeal of pro-life activist Troy Newman, the President of Operation Rescue.
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.
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.
With exceptions like cases of rape or incest in the first ten weeks, or in circumstances where the mother's health undergoes "substantial and irreversible physical impairment."