PHOENIX — Another challenge has been filed against the legality of Arizona abortion restrictions in the wake of voter approval in 2024 of Proposition 139, this one over laws that say the procedure can be performed only by physicians.
The lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court contends the Arizona Abortion Access Act bars the state from keeping certain “advanced practice clinicians” such as specially trained nurse practitioners, from providing abortion services.
Attorneys for the challengers, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, say the restrictions are an unnecessary — and illegal — barrier to women getting abortions, particularly in rural areas.
