Arizona Early-Term Abortion Services Resume as Courts Mull Laws

Planned Parenthood Arizona will resume abortion services across the state while courts consider a near-total ban on terminating a pregnancy, the organization’s leaders said Thursday.

The announcement follows a state court of appeals stay on Arizona’s 1864 law that prohibits almost all abortions.

A separate agreement this week between abortion rights advocates and Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) to pause enforcement of the older law provides “additional reassurance” that the current 15-week cutoff will remain in place until a final court decision, Brittany Fonteno, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Arizona, said.

“This is truly a pivotal moment for Arizonans ...