Litigation Update: Arizona Supreme Court Opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Mayes / Hazelrigg
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Litigation Update: Arizona Supreme Court Opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Mayes / Hazelrigg
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Throughout Arizona’s history as a state, the criminal code authorized penalties against any person who performed or procured an abortion for a pregnant woman. In 1971, Planned Parenthood Center of...
show moreThe Arizona legislature codified numerous abortion-related laws in the ensuing years. One such law, enacted in 2022, adopted a “15-week ban.” Later that same year, SCOTUS issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe and concluded that the federal constitution does not support a right to abortion.
Dobbs thus set a collision course for two Arizona laws: the previously enjoined but still on-the-books criminal law from 1973 and the 2022 15-week ban. On April 9, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court issued its opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Mayes / Hazelrigg, resolving the question of which law currently governs.
Hon. James D. Smith will join us to break down the majority and dissenting opinions.
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