A federal judge in Texas soon could make one of the two pills used in medication abortions harder to come by, even in blue states that support abortion rights - though Arizona and many other states are trying to ensure continued access to the drugs. Read more»

Following the lead of Tucson and Phoenix, Flagstaff is now the third Arizona city to pass a resolution in support of abortion access, in protest of statewide restrictions. Read more»

Ahead of International Women’s Day, hundreds of U.S. and global human rights groups have asked the United Nations to intervene on behalf of the millions of women in the U.S. who have been left without access to legal abortion and vital forms of reproductive health care. Read more»

For decades, lawyers at the Thomas More Society have backed provocateurs and long shot causes in hopes of winning severe restrictions on abortion in the U.S. - now, the organization has embraced relentlessly questioning the integrity of elections. Read more»

A Scottsdale-based law firm is hoping to reinstate a near-total abortion ban from 1864, filing an appeal on Wednesday to overturn a court ruling that allowed limited access to the procedure. Read more»

The U.S. District Court judge who could end more than two decades of legal access to medication abortion underwent extensive questioning about LGBTQ equality at his December 2017 confirmation hearing — and very little about his views on abortion. Read more»

Arizona has moved one step closer to what critics say is a sneaky attempt to add fetal personhood into state law in a way that would avoid a federal court ruling that blocked a straightforward personhood law passed two years ago. Read more»

Attorneys general from several states - including Arizona AG Kris Mayes - have filed a lawsuit against the FDA, claiming the agency imposed burdensome regulatory actions on mifepristone and misoprostol — two drugs administered in combination for medication abortions. Read more»

Abortion rights advocates — galvanized by the reversal of Roe v. Wade — are girding for another decision from a Texas courtroom that could force the FDA to remove a widely used abortion pill from pharmacies and physicians’ offices nationwide. Read more»

As Arizona teeters between abortion access and increased restrictions, reproductive rights advocates are hoping voters in 2024 will guarantee the right to abortion in the Grand Canyon State. Read more»

Republicans want health care workers to provide life-saving care for all babies born alive, taking aim at abortion, but critics say a bill passed by the Arizona Senate could mandate the torture of premature babies who have no chance of survival. Read more»

The confirmation of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick to lead the state’s largest agency stalled after Republican Jake Hoffman said that the nominee didn’t speak “honestly and truthfully” to the state newly formed Senate Director Nominations Committee. Read more»

Republicans in the Arizona Senate want to mandate care for children delivered alive during abortions - even though there’s already a law on the books that does just that - and amends language in the current law to change the word “fetus” to “infant” and “delivered” to “born alive.” Read more»

Roused by voters’ recent endorsement of abortion rights — even in conservative states — Republican legislators are ramping up efforts to make it tougher for citizens to change laws or amend state constitutions through ballot measures. Read more»

The grim - but false - narrative a group of small conservative Christian medical associations laid before an openly anti-abortion federal judge could have immediate consequences, as many have begun to rely on abortion drugs to terminate pregnancies early and safely. Read more»