## Arizona Abortion Advocates Submit Signatures for New Amendment## Arizona Abortion Advocates Submit Signatures for New Amendment Arizona for Abortion Access has filed papers to place a comprehensive abortion amendment on the November ballot. With over 823,000 signatures gathered, the group far surpassed the required 380,000. State officials will now verify the signatures before adding the measure to the ballot. If passed, the amendment would grant a “fundamental right” to abortion and prohibit any restrictions before or after viability deemed necessary by a healthcare professional to protect the mother’s health. Currently, abortion is legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. ## Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears Lawsuits Against Pro-Life Law The Wisconsin Supreme Court has allowed two lawsuits challenging the state’s law protecting life at conception to proceed. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Attorney General Josh Kaul argue that abortion is protected by the state constitution. In a 4-3 decision, the court agreed to hear the case. Dissenting Justice Jill Karofsky expressed the court’s responsibility to consider state constitutional issues related to abortion. ## Author’s Bio Peter Pinedo, a DC Correspondent for CNA, is a graduate of Franciscan University and a former employee of Texas Right to Life. He serves as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Arizona abortion advocates submit signatures for new amendment
A group called Arizona for Abortion Access has officially filed papers with the state to put a broad abortion amendment on the ballot in November.
The group said Wednesday it had reached 823,685 signatures, well above the 380,000 needed to add a ballot measure in the state. Now state officials must verify the signatures before adding the measure to the November ballot.
If passed by voters, the amendment would establish a “fundamental right” to abortion. The measure would prohibit any restriction or interference with abortion before or after viability when deemed necessary by a health care professional to protect the life or physical or mental health of the mother.
Currently, abortion is legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Lawsuits Against Pro-Life Law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has given the green light to two lawsuits challenging the state’s law protecting life at conception.
The lawsuits, filed by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, argue that abortion is guaranteed by the state constitution.
In a narrow 4-3 decision issued Tuesday, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. In a dissenting opinion, state Justice Jill Karofsky wrote, “This court is doing what many other state courts have done, both before and since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 U.S. 215 (2022) — considering a state constitutional challenge to an abortion-related law. Deciding important state constitutional issues is not unusual — it is this court’s job.”
Peter Pinedo is a DC Correspondent for CNA. Peter is a graduate of Franciscan University and previously worked for Texas Right to Life. He is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.
