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Arizona judge strikes down several state abortion laws in first legal case since abortion amendment's passage

A Maricopa County judge has struck down several abortion-related laws, finding they are incompatible with the proposition that put abortion rights in the Arizona constitution.

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PHOENIX — An Arizona judge has struck down a series of state laws restricting abortion, concluding they all run afoul of a constitutional amendment approved in 2024 by voters.

In a 29-page ruling released Friday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Greg Como voided laws that:

• Impose a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can terminate a pregnancy;

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