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Second lawsuit challenges Arizona abortion restrictions, this time on who can provide care

FILE - Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference prior to delivering over 800,000 petition signatures to the capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. A second lawsuit regarding Arizona abortion laws being restrictive was filed in the wake of the passage of Proposition 139. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Ross D. Franklin

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.

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