Emily Nestler, Senior Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights, was quoted in several articles reporting on the lawsuit filed by the Center and its partners challenging Arizona’s new abortion restrictions. “Politicians should not get to decide what is an acceptable reason for seeking an abortion,” said Nestler. “Patients are the ones best suited to decide what is best for themselves and their families, in consultation with their health care providers.”

• Arizona Republic: Lawsuit seeks to block new sweeping anti-abortion law in Arizona (8/17/21)
• Newsweek: Arizona’s Down Syndrome Abortion Ban, Set to Begin in September, Contested in Lawsuit (8/17/21)
• Arizona Daily Star: Effort seeks to overturn Arizona law criminalizing abortions for genetic issues (8/17/21)
• Law & Crime: ACLU Sues Over Arizona Law That Bans Abortions in Cases of ‘Genetic Abnormality,’ Grants ‘Personhood’ to Fertilized Eggs (8/17/21)