Arizona nurses say Prop. 139 should give them the right to perform abortions

By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 1,147

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Nearly twenty years ago, Republicans in Arizona passed laws barring nurses from providing abortions. That could change under the state’s newly adopted right to abortion, but it will be almost a year before a judge will get a chance to render a verdict.

In February, the Arizona branch of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court on behalf of two nurses and two midwives claiming that multiple laws …

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