Legal Opinion
Paul Isaacson v. Tom Horne
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2013No. 12-16670PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Our question is whether the Constitution permits the Arizona legislature to prohibit abortion beginning at twenty weeks gestation, before the fetus is viable. We hold that it does not.
Arizona House Bill 2036 (“H.B.2036” or “the Act”), enacted in April 2012, forbids, except in a medical emergency, abortion of a fetus determined to be of a gestational age of at least twenty weeks. Arizona law separately prohibits abortions after fetal viability unless necessary to preserve the pregnant woman’s life or health. See Ariz. Rev.Stat. § 36-2301.01(A)(l). The challenged…
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