PHOENIX — Women in Arizona no longer have the legal right to an abortion due to a fetal abnormality at any stage of the pregnancy, even if Arizona courts finally conclude the procedure is legal through 15 weeks for no reason at all.
In a new ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Rayes acknowledged he previously blocked the state from enforcing the 2021 statute.
He said at the time that the law imposes an undue burden on women. And that, Rayes said, outweighed any interest the state claims in promoting the law.
