The Arizona Medical Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking a court to provide clarity amid what they say is 'significant confusion' over the state's abortion laws.
an injunction on the near-total ban on abortion, passed in 1901, only making exceptions to save the life of the mother.
"There has been significant confusion around the status of Arizona’s abortion laws, and specifically whether a near total criminal ban on abortion, A.R.S. § 13-3603 , that was enacted in 1901 but can be traced back to 1864, preempts dozens of existing abortion laws, including the 15-Week Law, and criminalizes otherwise legal, physician provided abortion care," the medical association wrote in its lawsuit.
The suit argues that the confusion over what abortion care is allowed under Arizona laws deprives physicians of their right to due process. According to the suit, the confusion over what abortion services are allowed under state law has led to physicians, including members of the association, to suspend providing abortion care in Arizona "due to fear of criminal prosecution."
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