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PHOENIX 鈥� Today, two Arizona physicians, the Arizona Medical Association, National Council of Jewish Women Arizona, and the Arizona National Organization of Women filed a challenging two abortion restrictions passed in Arizona in April of this year. The groups are asking the court to block the restrictions before they are scheduled to take effect on September 29, 2021. Plaintiffs are represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the 老澳门开奖结果, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arizona.

The restrictions challenged today include:

1. A ban on鈥痑bortions鈥痓ased on a patient鈥檚 reason for seeking鈥痮ne, including鈥痺hen the abortion could be deemed due to a fetal condition or diagnosis.鈥疶his ban targets pregnant people already facing complex considerations regarding fetal genetic conditions by taking away their constitutional right to choose previability abortion and driving a wedge between a patient and their provider; and

1. A 鈥減ersonhood requirement鈥� that would classify fetuses, embryos, and fertilized eggs as people starting at the point of conception for purposes of all Arizona law. The 鈥減ersonhood requirement鈥� would criminalize important medical care that is essential for pregnant people and would place physicians and pregnant people at risk of arbitrary prosecution for a vast array of actions that could harm fetuses and embryos.

鈥淧oliticians should not get to decide what is an acceptable reason for seeking an abortion,鈥� said Emily Nestler, Senior Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights. 鈥淧atients are the ones best suited to decide what is best for themselves and their families, in consultation with their health care providers. This law is an afront to our Constitutional rights and our ability to make private decisions free from government intrusion. Yet, we are seeing these kinds of laws across the country. And this fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade altogether. If that happens, Arizona and nearly half the states in the country are poised to ban abortion entirely. We will keep fighting to make sure this does not happen.鈥�

鈥淗armful bans like this one are part of a larger effort by anti-abortion extremists to stigmatize abortion and drive a wedge between patients and their doctors. This law invades standard prenatal care when the last thing patients need is the government making complex medical and personal decisions for them,鈥� said Ruth Harlow, senior staff attorney at the 老澳门开奖结果 Reproductive Freedom Project. 鈥淲e鈥檒l continue fighting this cruel policy to ensure that no one is forced to carry a pregnancy or become a parent against their will in Arizona or anywhere else in the country.鈥�

鈥淔rom the moment this bill (SB 1457) was proposed, NCJW Arizona has vigorously fought to defeat it because it violates fundamental human, civil and constitutional rights,鈥� said Civia Tamarkin, president of the Arizona National Council for Jewish Women (NCJW). 鈥淭his bill jeopardizes the lives of pregnant people, potentially criminalizing them, and prohibits doctors from providing evidence based medical care.鈥�

鈥淚f Arizona lawmakers really cared about 鈥榣ife鈥�, they'd be focusing on the rising COVID cases and high maternal mortality rate in our state,鈥� said Laura Terech, State Coordinator for Arizona NOW. 鈥淏ut instead, they are spending their time taking away our reproductive rights. The people of Arizona deserve better.鈥�

So far this year, states have signed more than 90 abortion restrictions into law, making it the worst year for abortion access on record. Arizona has existing abortion restrictions that make it harder for people to access abortion, including: a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for people seeking abortion; a ban on the use of telemedicine for medication abortion services; and a law banning advanced practice clinicians like nurse practitioners from providing abortion care.

Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Center鈥檚 case 鈥� a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. In that case, Mississippi has asked the court to allow states to ban abortion before viability.