Arizona
Hostile
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe:
the Arizona pre-Roe ban is temporarily enjoined, and the state has agreed temporarily not to enforce the law. In September 2022, Arizona’s 15-week ban went into effect.
Restrictions
On October 7, 2022, the Arizona Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of the state’s pre-Roe ban, which prohibits almost all abortions with a very limited life exception,[1]Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605; Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, 19 Ariz. App. 142, 505 P.2d 580 (1973), rev’d Planned Parenthood v. Brnovich, No. C127867 (Az. Super. Ct. … Continue reading following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[2]Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 U.S (June 24, 2022), rev’d Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 945 F.3d 265, 274 (5th Cir. 2019). On October 25, 2022, the state agreed not to enforce the pre-Roe ban until 45 days after the final mandate is issued in Planned Parenthood v. Brnovich or the injunction is lifted.[3]Isaacson v. Arizona, No. CV2022-013091 (Super. Ct. Ariz. Oct. 25, 2022) (order granting stipulation not to enforce).
Arizona law retains gestational bans at fifteen weeks,[4]ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-232-36-2326. at twenty weeks gestational age, which is permanently enjoined,[5]ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-2159; Isaacson v. Horne, 716 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 2013). and after viability.[6]ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-2301.01. It also prohibits D&X procedures,[7]Id. § 13-3603.01. and abortions sought for reasons of race, sex, or “genetic abnormality”.[8]Id. § 13-3603.02(A). A federal court had granted a preliminary injunction against the “genetic abnormality” ban,[9]Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 2:21-cv-01417 (D. Ariz. Aug. 17, 2021) (order granting partial preliminary injunction). but this injunction was vacated on June 30, 2022.[10]Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 21-16645, No. 21-16711 (9th Cir., Jun. 30, 2022) (vacating District Court order and remanding the case for further proceedings in light of Dobbs). An appeal regarding this reason ban is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[11] Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 21-16645, No. 21-16711 (9th Cir., Nov. 26, 2021). A law that grants “personhood” to fetuses, embryos, and fertilized eggs is temporarily enjoined.[12]Id. § 1-219; Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 2:21-cv-01417 (D. Ariz. Jul. 11, 2022) (order granting preliminary injunction). Arizona law continues to include requirements that pregnant people must undergo a mandatory twenty-four-hour waiting period, biased counseling, and an ultrasound,[13]ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-2153; id. § 36-2156. and prohibitions on public funding[14]Id. § 35-196.02. and private insurance coverage.[15]Id. § 20-121. It continues to require that a parent, legal guardian,[16]Id. § 36-2152(A). or judge[17]Id. § 36-2152(B). consent to a minor’s abortion.
Arizona retains targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws including requirements related to facilities,[18]Id. § 36-449.02; id. § 36-449.03; ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE § R9-10-1513; id. § R9-10-1515. admitting privileges,[19]ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-449.03 (C)(3)(a)-(b); ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE § R9-10-1501(1); id. § R9-10-1507(B)(2)-(3). and reporting.[20]ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-449.03(H); id. § 36-2161; id. § 36-2162; Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1505(A). Arizona law continues to restrict the provision of surgical abortion care to licensed physicians.[21]Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-2155; id. § 36-2153(E); id. § 32-2531(B). Arizona still restricts providers from using telemedicine for the provision of abortion care.[22]Id. § 36-3604. Providers who violate Arizona’s abortion restrictions may face civil and criminal penalties.[23]See, e.g., ARIZ. REV. STAT. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605; id. § 36-2156(B)-(D); id. § 36-2152(I)-(J); id. § 13-3603.02.
State Protections
Arizona does not include express constitutional or statutory protections for abortion. To the contrary, Arizona’s laws include language indicating its policy preference to ban abortion to the fullest extent of the law, stating that all “shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge, on behalf of an unborn child at every stage of development, all rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons, citizens and residents of the United States.”[24]Id. § 1-219.
Post-Roe Prohibitions
Arizona has a pre-Roe ban,[25]Id. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605 (formerly §§ 13-211, 13-213 (1956)) but repealed its law criminalizing people who self-manage their abortions in 2021.[26] Id. § 13-3604, repealed by 2021 Ariz. Sess. Laws Ch. 286, § 3.
Conclusion
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe, the Arizona pre-Roe ban is temporarily enjoined and the state has agreed not to enforce the law temporarily. In 2022, Arizona enacted and began enforcing a 15-week ban.
References
↑1 | Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605; Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, 19 Ariz. App. 142, 505 P.2d 580 (1973), rev’d Planned Parenthood v. Brnovich, No. C127867 (Az. Super. Ct. Sept. 22, 2022), appeal filed, Planned Parenthood v. Brnovich, No. C127867 (Ariz. Ct. App. Oct. 7, 2022) (injunction granted). |
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↑2 | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 U.S (June 24, 2022), rev’d Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 945 F.3d 265, 274 (5th Cir. 2019). |
↑3 | Isaacson v. Arizona, No. CV2022-013091 (Super. Ct. Ariz. Oct. 25, 2022) (order granting stipulation not to enforce). |
↑4 | ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-232-36-2326. |
↑5 | ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-2159; Isaacson v. Horne, 716 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 2013). |
↑6 | ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-2301.01. |
↑7 | Id. § 13-3603.01. |
↑8 | Id. § 13-3603.02(A). |
↑9 | Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 2:21-cv-01417 (D. Ariz. Aug. 17, 2021) (order granting partial preliminary injunction). |
↑10 | Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 21-16645, No. 21-16711 (9th Cir., Jun. 30, 2022) (vacating District Court order and remanding the case for further proceedings in light of Dobbs). |
↑11 | Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 21-16645, No. 21-16711 (9th Cir., Nov. 26, 2021). |
↑12 | Id. § 1-219; Isaacson v. Brnovich, No. 2:21-cv-01417 (D. Ariz. Jul. 11, 2022) (order granting preliminary injunction). |
↑13 | ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-2153; id. § 36-2156. |
↑14 | Id. § 35-196.02. |
↑15 | Id. § 20-121. |
↑16 | Id. § 36-2152(A). |
↑17 | Id. § 36-2152(B). |
↑18 | Id. § 36-449.02; id. § 36-449.03; ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE § R9-10-1513; id. § R9-10-1515. |
↑19 | ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-449.03 (C)(3)(a)-(b); ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE § R9-10-1501(1); id. § R9-10-1507(B)(2)-(3). |
↑20 | ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-449.03(H); id. § 36-2161; id. § 36-2162; Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-1505(A). |
↑21 | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36-2155; id. § 36-2153(E); id. § 32-2531(B). |
↑22 | Id. § 36-3604. |
↑23 | See, e.g., ARIZ. REV. STAT. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605; id. § 36-2156(B)-(D); id. § 36-2152(I)-(J); id. § 13-3603.02. |
↑24 | Id. § 1-219. |
↑25 | Id. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605 (formerly §§ 13-211, 13-213 (1956)) |
↑26 | Id. § 13-3604, repealed by 2021 Ariz. Sess. Laws Ch. 286, § 3. |