Freedom of movement, the freedom to travel from one state to the next, is a fundamental constitutional right in the United States. It is among the liberties of citizens protected by the privileges and immunities clause of the Fifth Amendment, as later extended by the 14th Amendment. As early as the Articles of Confederation the … Read more
Shortly after the activist radical Republican Supreme Court struck down a fundamental civil right – a woman’s right to control her own reproductive health – the first such regressive revocation of a fundamental civi right in U.S. history, the Indianapolis Star published this report, Patients head to Indiana for abortion services as other states restrict … Read more
Update to Arizona’s ‘Personhood’ Law Would Criminalize All Forms of Abortion (excerpt): Arizona passed the personhood law in April 2021. Abortion providers sued to block it last August, arguing that it was unconstitutionally vague because it did not make clear what conduct, if any, it would prohibit. Following the Dobbs ruling, the providers filed an … Read more
Reuters reports, Abortion providers urge judge to block Arizona ‘personhood’ law: Arizona abortion providers on Friday urged a federal judge to block a state law recognizing the personhood of a fetus from the moment of fertilization, saying it was vague and opened them up to prosecution. Jessica Sklarsky of the Center for Reproductive Rights, who … Read more
Arizona has a law from its territorial days in 1901, that was incorporated into the Arizona Revised Statutes when Arizona became a state in 1912, which criminalizes abortion. This law has never been repealed, even after Roe v. Wade rendered it unenforceable in 1973, almost 50 years ago. If Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood … Read more