The Associated Press is reporting [13] that a state judge has blocked implementation of key parts of a new Arizona law restricting abortion. See our story on this earlier this month [14], and one from last week [15].
According to AP:
Judge Donald Daughton of Maricopa County Superior Court late Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction granting most of a request by Planned Parenthood, the state's largest abortion provider.
A federal judge later refused to issue a preliminary injunction requested in a related but narrower challenge.
AP stated that:
Daughton's order allows a 24-hour waiting period to take effect, but blocks parts requiring that a woman see a doctor in person for advance disclosures before getting an abortion.
Other blocked provisions include a requirement that parental consents for a minor's abortion be notarized and a ban on nurse practitioners performing abortions.
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