Kiera Riley from The Arizona Capitol Times reports that looming legal disputes arising from Proposition 139 as its expansive provisions clash with Arizona’s established laws regulating abortion.
Despite being sold as a measure to “protect choice,” this constitutional amendment threatens to unravel decades of reasonable protections for women, parents, and the unborn. Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, warns that Prop. 139 will devastate safeguards like parental consent and informed consent laws. Riley writes:
Cathi Herrod, president of anti-abortion group Center for Arizona Policy, said she believed Prop. 139 will “overturn reasonable measures like informed consent laws and parental consent laws,” and included ‘vague and undefined’ terms. She promised legal action.
The amendment’s sweeping language has already triggered legal challenges, and abortion activists have wasted no time filing lawsuits to strike down Arizona’s existing abortion laws, including the 15-week ban. This is just the beginning of an assault on life and parental rights. Herrod is quoted in the article:
“Moving forward, there will be lawsuits to fight, to limit the scope of 139,” Herrod said.
Prop. 139 is not about protecting women—it’s about erasing protections for the most vulnerable among us, including parents and the unborn.
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