I hope Arizona has better success if they can get this before the Supreme Court:
CBN NEWS – A federal court struck down Arizona’s ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Tuesday.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law violated a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is able to survive outside of the womb.
A fetus is generally considered “viable” at 24 weeks. Nine other states have bans on abortions starting at 20 weeks, and some even earlier.
Supporters of the ban say the law was meant to protect the mother’s health and prevent fetuses from feeling pain.
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But supporters of the ban said they will not stop fighting.
“Given the compelling and important interest Arizona has in protecting the health and well-being of expectant mothers from the dangers of abortions after 20 weeks and to protect children in the womb from needless and horrific imposition of pain, we will seek review from the United States Supreme Court,” Maricopa County attorney Bill Montgomery, who argued before the court in support of the ban, said.
“If the 9th Circuit cannot permit Arizona to act because of Supreme Court precedent, then the Supreme Court must change that precedent,” he added.