Attorney General Mayes Wins Fight Against Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued the following statement on the ruling in Isaacson v. State of Arizona, a case brought by plaintiffs to strike down unconstitutional abortion restrictions after the passage of Prop 139:

Today's ruling is a major victory for Arizona women, families, and their doctors. The court has affirmed what we've known all along: the abortion restrictions challenged in this case are unconstitutional.

Arizona voters made their voices heard when they passed Proposition 139, enshrining the fundamental right to abortion in our state constitution. Today, the court honored that decision by striking down laws that interfered with patients' healthcare decisions and the doctor-patient relationship.

This ruling affirms that Arizona women  have a constitutional right to access the reproductive healthcare they need without unnecessary government interference and that doctors must be allowed to provide care based on their medical judgment, not on the beliefs of anti-abortion politicians. As my office did in this case, we will continue to defend reproductive freedom and uphold the will of Arizona voters.