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Arizona governor asked to rescind executive order limiting prosecution of abortion-related cases

“The governor’s office should not interfere with the discretion of prosecutors in fulfilling their duties as elected officials,” said the attorneys’ letter sent to Hobbs late Monday.

One year after Dobbs: an abortion provider reflects on low access in the state

A medical director for a family planning clinic in Phoenix recalls the events leading to Arizona's abortion access today.

Arizona executive order safeguards abortion seekers and providers from prosecution

Only Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, will be able to oversee abortion-related prosecutions.

Statewide, congenital syphilis cases are on the rise.

Healthcare professions say that this disease is one hundred percent preventable.

Planned Parenthood Arizona will adapt medication abortions if access to an abortion pill is limited

The clinics will move to use an alternative single-drug protocol if access is limited, instead of a dual-drug procedure.

Anti-abortion demonstration shocks students

Counter protests condemned use of graphic images.

AG Mayes says Arizona retains access to abortion medication

The announcement comes after a federal judge placed an injunction against Mifepristone, a drug used in non-surgical abortions.

Planned Parenthood Arizona expands services to include vasectomies

The procedure will now be offered in the Southern Arizona Regional Health Center.

Obstetrician appeals decision over Arizona abortion law

The suit seeks to reverse an Arizona Court of Appeals ruling that said doctors couldn’t be charged for performing abortions in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.

House passes domestic violence bill that criminalizes abuse to pregnant people

The bill has received opposition from the Arizona Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.

Judge reinstates ban on abortions for fetal abnormalities

The ruling reverses a 2021 decision that previously blocked the law.

50 years after Roe, Arizona's abortion access remains limited

Rural Arizonans will have to travel to Phoenix, Glendale or Tucson for care.

Court: Abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona law

The Arizona Court of Appeals declined to repeal the 1864 law.

Court of appeals listens to arguments over abortion access in Arizona

The three-judge panel did not indicate when their decision would be released.

Director Ari Folman's "Where is Anne Frank" comes to Tucson.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson on ways that overturning Roe v. Wade endangers women's lives; Betsy Kruse Craig portrays Molly Ivins at Invisible Theater; and Colin Quinn takes a comedic look at United States history in his book “Overstated”.

Arizona agrees not to enforce total abortion ban until 2023

A move that Planned Parenthood Arizona credited Thursday with allowing them to restart abortion care across the state.

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