Nov 6, 2024 - News
Proposition 139 results: Arizona Abortion Access Act passes
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The Arizona Abortion Access Act will pass, the AP reports.
Why it matters: Proposition 139 will enshrine the right to an abortion in the Arizona Constitution and supersede the state's current 15-week limit.
Zoom in: The measure will allow abortions up to the point of fetal viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy, which was the law in Arizona before June 2022.
- Abortions would be permitted past that point to "protect the life or physical or mental health" of the mother.
- The measure would also prohibit any law penalizing a person who helps someone get an abortion.
Between the lines: Arizona was one of 10 states where abortion rights made the ballot this election cycle.
- In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, reproductive freedom advocates have raced to get abortion measures before voters in hopes of reinstating Roe v. Wade-era protections for women.
- Arizona for Abortion Access spent millions on abortion-related advertising.