Judge strikes down several Arizona abortion restrictions
Source: Arizona Daily Star
Feb 6, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago
PHOENIX — An Arizona judge has struck down a series of state laws restricting abortion, concluding they all run afoul of a constitutional amendment approved in 2024 by voters.
In a 29-page ruling released Friday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Greg Como voided laws that:
• Impose a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can terminate a pregnancy;
• Bar doctors from performing the procedure if it is being done because of a fetal genetic abnormality;
• Require patients to listen to information superfluous to them before the procedure;
• Mandate mandatory Rh blood testing;
• Demand an in-person visit by the patient before being prescribed pills for a medication abortion.
In each case, Como said, the restrictions cannot stand after voters enacted Proposition 139, which says that "every individual has a fundamental right to abortion.''
Read more: https://tucson.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_ee20bcb3-e85b-44c1-a36f-502d3891c0f0.html
Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/2026-02-06%20ME%20Judgment%20%282%29.pdf
Link to AZ AG Mayes PRESS RELEASE - Attorney General Mayes Wins Fight Against Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions
Link to ACLU PRESS RELEASE - Arizona Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions as Unconstitutional
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