By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Arizona doctors sue to void abortion restrictions
- State lawmakers argue doctors have no legal right to sue without threat of prosecution
- Judge Greg Como expects to rule on the lawsuit within two to three weeks
The state’s top Republican lawmakers are trying to short-circuit a bid by doctors to void several restrictions the Legislature has adopted on abortion.
Attorney Justin Smith, representing Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Steve Montenegro, urged the Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Greg Como on Monday to toss the lawsuit challenging three separate restrictions on the procedure.
Smith has already filed legal briefs saying the provisions remain legal despite voters in November enacting a constitutional provision guaranteeing a “fundamental right to abortion.”
