Arizona Court Clears Way for Abortion Restrictions (Planned Parenthod Hold Lifted)

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Source: CBS News

Arizona court clears way for abortion restrictions

(AP) PHOENIX — An Arizona appeals court ruled Thursday to allow key parts of a state law restricting abortions to take effect, including one that requires women to see a doctor in person the day before getting an abortion to hear about risks and alternatives.

The provisions have been on hold for two years after a state judge blocked them from taking effect in 2009.

But the Arizona Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered the judge to lift his hold, saying the provisions are constitutional and don't put undue burdens on women seeking to end their pregnancies.

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"If this law takes effect in its entirety, it will put women in Arizona in harm's way. Period. End of story," said Bryan Howard, president of Planned Parenthood of Arizona.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/11/ap/business/main20091475.shtml

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1. K&R for OUTRAGE

[uppityperson]

2. k&r. Another state in which it will be nearly impossible to get an abortion.

backwards we go.

[beac]

3. Another sickening and sad day for women,

Pregnancy carries FAR more risks, but then this was NEVER about a woman's actual health, nor a child's actual "life" about which the anti-choice fundies couldn't give two sh!its once that fetus exits the womb.

[ATLdemocrat]

4. I long for the day when

something that's part of a woman's body is considered a part of her body, and thus something that only she can make decisions about, without having to worry about it's legality or if she's offending the wishes of a fictional character from a 2000 year old book.