## Arizona Abortion Advocates Submit Signatures for New Amendment## Arizona Abortion Advocates Submit Signatures for New Amendment Arizona for Abortion Access, a pro-choice advocacy group, has submitted over 823,000 signatures to the state in support of a ballot measure that would establish abortion as a fundamental right in Arizona. If passed by voters in November, the amendment would prohibit any restrictions on abortion before or after fetal viability, as determined by a healthcare professional. Currently, abortion is legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. ## Wisconsin Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Lawsuits Against Pro-Life Law In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has allowed two lawsuits challenging the state’s law protecting life at conception to proceed. The lawsuits, filed by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, argue that abortion is guaranteed by the state constitution. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Jill Karofsky stated that the court was following the approach of other state courts in considering constitutional challenges to abortion laws.
Arizona abortion advocates submit signatures for new amendment
A group called Arizona for Abortion Access has officially filed papers with the state to put a broad abortion amendment on the ballot in November.
The group said Wednesday it had reached 823,685 signatures, well above the 380,000 needed to add a ballot measure in the state. Now state officials must verify the signatures before adding the measure to the November ballot.
If passed by voters, the amendment would establish a “fundamental right” to abortion. The measure would prohibit any restriction or interference with abortion before or after viability when deemed necessary by a health care professional to protect the life or physical or mental health of the mother.
Currently, abortion is legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Lawsuits Against Pro-Life Law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has given the green light to two lawsuits challenging the state’s law protecting life at conception.
The lawsuits, filed by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, argue that abortion is guaranteed by the state constitution.
In a narrow 4-3 decision issued Tuesday, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. In a dissenting opinion, state Justice Jill Karofsky wrote, “This court is doing what many other state courts have done, both before and since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 U.S. 215 (2022) — considering a state constitutional challenge to an abortion-related law. Deciding important state constitutional issues is not unusual — it is this court’s job.”
Peter Pinedo is a DC Correspondent for CNA. Peter is a graduate of Franciscan University and previously worked for Texas Right to Life. He is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.
