Arizona's Mandatory Delay Law Burdens Women
The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Arizona arguing that a new state restriction requiring a 24-hour waiting period for an abortion should be prohibited from taking effect, until its constitutionality is tested. This requirement is part of a law that restricts abortion, according to the Center. But this week, however, the court denied the Center’s request to temporarily block enforcement of this restriction.
What does this mean? According to the Center, these restrictions will reduce a woman’s access to abortion services, and doctors will be at risk of losing their licenses.
The judge in the case did admit that a payment provision within the law was ambiguous, and asked the Arizona Supreme Court for a definitive interpretation of the provision. According to this news story from the Center, “The payment provision would prohibit a physician or any healthcare provider from charging for any services provided to a patient who inquires about abortion until after she has received the required informed consent counseling, even if the patient has no plans to get an abortion.” It is rather confusing.
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