Judge blocks key parts of new Arizona abortion law

[DesertRat]

A state judge on Tuesday blocked implementation of several key parts of a new Arizona law restricting abortions, while allowing a few provisions to take effect.

The preliminary injunction issued by Judge Donald Daughton of Maricopa County Superior Court
allows a 24-hour waiting period to take affect, but he blocked requirements that a woman see a doctor in person for advance disclosures before getting an abortion.

The so-called “informed consent” consultation can be by telephone and by a qualified staff member, Daughton said in his ruling granting most of a request by Planned Parenthood, the state's major abortion provider.

The state judge also blocked provisions prohibiting nurse practitioners
from performing surgical abortions, requiring the notarizing of parental consent forms and expanding an existing law that now permits health-care workers to refuse to participate in abortions.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2009/09/29/20090929abortion0930.html

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. "notarizing of parental consent forms" - if that were required next anti-choicers would have

Notaries refusing to notarize based on religious convictions. They never stop.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Good, but need to stop letting them nibble away at women's rights.

[DesertRat]

3. At least this ruling is a step in the right direction

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. yup