The California abortion law violates the state constitutional right to privacy: The Arizona appeals court ruled Friday to resume abortion care for Planned Parenthood

An Arizona appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked the enforcement of a ban on nearly all abortions across the state after a three-judge panel voted to grant an emergency stay filed by Planned Parenthood, court documents show.

The order states that the Arizona courts have a duty to harmonize all of the state’s statutes.

The order states that the balance of hardships weigh strongly in favor of granting the stay and that it was due to the need of healthcare providers, prosecutors, and the public for legal clarity as to the application of our criminal laws.

A spokeswoman for the Arizona Attorney General’s office said in a statement that the office was aware of the emotional issue and would review the court ruling before deciding on next steps.

“We are working diligently already to resume abortion care in the Tuscon area, and unfortunately with such a big operation as Planned Parenthood, as the biggest abortion provider in the state, resuming care isn’t as easy as flipping on a light switch,” Fonteno said.

“My patients that seek abortion care are the same patients that need prenatal care in other pregnancies. Similarly, there is great data that suggests that the places that limit abortion also have higher maternal morbidity rates, less access to insurance, higher teen pregnancy rates, less access to sex education – the maps are overlapping,” Brandi, a practicing ob/gyn who was not involved in the research, wrote in an email to CNN.

The researchers analyzed data on deaths and other health outcomes using the most recent data available – from 2020 and earlier – and compared rates based on states’ current abortion access policies, as of November, after the Supreme Court decision this summer that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Dr. Kristyn Brandi, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Darney-Landy Fellow, said she is not surprised by the findings in the new report because the “issues around reproductive health care are intricately linked.”

In a 3-2 ruling, the court concluded that the law ran afoul of the state constitution’s privacy protections, and wrote in the lead opinion that the “state constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s decision to have an abortion.”

More people in the US die from birthing related problems than anywhere else in the world, and our rates are on the rise. That is very important as we consider the maternal health crisis, the impact and the Dobbs decision.

In 39% of counties, abortion access is restricted, meaning there are limited or no access to maternity health care services, like an ob/gyn, hospital or birth center. 25% of counties in abortion-access states are maternity care deserts.

Separate research published in 2020 in the journal Women’s Health Issues found that although maternal mortality overall continues to increase in the United States, the maternal death rate in states that have expanded Medicaid has had less of an increase than in non-expansion states.

The 2021 law had banned abortions once ​what it called a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, which can be as early as ​four weeks, and more commonly, six weeks ​into pregnancy, with exceptions for ​fetal anomalies, risk to the life of the mother​, or in ​some cases of rape or incest. It is possible that it is possible that it is possible

Limitations on those rights must be reasonable, and time frames must be reasonable to afford a woman enough time to determine she’s pregnant and to end that pregnancy, according to Hearn.

The General Assembly made a policy decision on abortion, and the dissent written by Justice John Kittredge said he would honor that decision.

South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster blasted the ruling on Thursday, writing in a statement that the court “has found a right in our Constitution which was never intended by the people of South Carolina.”

“With this opinion, the court has clearly exceeded its authority. The people have spoken to their representatives multiple times. I look forward to working with the General Assembly to correct this error,” the governor said.

There are calls on Congress by the President and Vice President to restore protections for the right to abortion under federal law, despite the stance of Congressional Republicans. “Until then, the Biden-Harris Administration will continue its work to protect access to abortion and support state leaders in defending women’s reproductive rights.”

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and Greenville Women’s Clinic, as well as two individual providers, filed their lawsuit against the law last July, alleging that the six-week prohibition on the procedure violates several clauses of South Carolina’s ​constitution.

Minnesotans made it clear in November they want their reproductive rights protected, said the news release. “Today, we are delivering on our promise to put up a firewall against efforts to reverse reproductive freedom. Minnesota has access to reproductive health care for generations to come no matter who sits on the Supreme Court. Here in Minnesota, your access to reproductive health care and your freedom to make your own health care decisions are preserved and protected.”

“The Pro Act also goes beyond just granting those rights to abortion, it really says all reproductive healthcare decisions aren’t our business, including access to contraception, including access to really anything that is related to personal and private decisions about your reproductive life,” Megan Peterson, the executive director of pro-abortion rights campaign UnRestrict Minnesota, told CNN following Walz’s signing of the bill.

Republican legislature leaders wrote a letter to the governor urging him to veto the bill, arguing that it went too far.

The White House praised Minnesota for their efforts, noting that they support women’s rights to make their own health care decisions.