An Arizona appeals court, in a victory for pro-lifers, tossed out an injunction on Thursday that blocked key parts of a 2009 Arizona abortion law from taking effect.
A three-member panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court judge was wrong in halting provisions of the controversial law, which includes a mandate that women seeking abortions receive in-person counseling by a doctor at least 24 hours in advance.
The law, challenged in court by Planned Parenthood Arizona, also required minors to present a notarized statement from parents before undergoing an abortion and mandated that only physicians be allowed to perform the procedure.
Another statute of the Abortion Consent Act allowed health professionals to refuse to participate in abortions if they had moral or religious objections.
Source: Reuters