Abortion-rights advocates vow fight, as Arizona clinics halt abortions - Cronkite News - Arizona PBS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% :Anti-abortion groups were pleased by the ruling, and its fallout.
47% : Planned Parenthood announced Friday that it would halt abortion services in the state "to protect our providers and patients" in the wake of Johnson's ruling.
47% : Herrod noted that the Supreme Court majority said in Dobbs that the decision on abortion should be left to state lawmakers, not the courts."Ultimately, I believe the courts will rule that, as the U.S. Supreme Court did," Herrod said.
43% : While abortion opponents praised the ruling, Planned Parenthood Arizona said in a statement Monday that it means that "members of the community are being and will continue to be denied of the medical care that they deserve" and must be reversed.
43% :"Abortion not only takes the life of an unborn child," said Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy.
43% : Planned Parenthood Arizona President and CEO Brittany Fonteno said Friday that Johnson's ruling "does not reflect the will of the people, as Arizonans are overwhelmingly in favor of abortion access.""Planned Parenthood will continue to stand with Arizonans and fight for abortion access in the face of continued attacks," her Friday statement said.
41% : Planned Parenthood, joined by Pima County Attorney Laura Conover, argued that reinstating the old law when there are still 50 years of laws on the books regulating abortion as a legal medical procedure, would lead to confusion for both health care providers and prosecutors.
38% :Pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood do not see it the same way.
32% : WASHINGTON - Planned Parenthood Arizona said Monday it will appeal a Pima County judge's ruling that restored a territorial-era law that criminalized abortion in the state.

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