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By Kylie Cheung  Abortion rights are popular, and when abortion is on the ballot, it wins. We’ve seen that over and over since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, setting off both a rash of state-level abortion bans as well as ballot measures to protect abortion. Arizona is now one of several states trying to put…

By Alice Miranda Ollstein PHOENIX, Arizona — The anti-abortion movement, reeling from a string of state-level losses, has a new goal in Arizona — dissuade voters from putting abortion on the 2024 ballot. As abortion rights groups race to collect more than 400,000 signatures by July to put a measure protecting access to the procedure before…

By Alex Tabet and Adam Edelman PHOENIX — As opponents of abortion rights marched through the streets of Arizona’s capital Friday, organizers and activists on both sides of the issue have an eye on Election Day. Abortion rights groups are seeking to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would create a “fundamental right” to…

By Robert Gundran A woman who has seen abortion access dwindle in Arizona over the past 50 years is now working to establish a fundamental right to the procedure under Arizona’s constitution. Cathy Sigmon, a Tempe woman in her 70s, has been gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that could establish a fundamental right to abortion in…