Krysten Sinema, a Democratic senator from Arizona, blasted the judge’s decision to eliminate the ban on all abortions, with the exception of those performed to save a mother’s life, saying it “removes essential protections Arizona women have depended on for over a century.”
Judge Kellie Johnson of Pima County’s Superior Court made the choice. The rule, which goes back to the middle of the 19th century, may now be enforced according to a decision by Johnson that was published on Friday.
Sinema vented her anger and disapproval of the decision on Twitter on Saturday, asserting that “a woman’s health care choices should be between her, her family, and her doctor.”
According to The Washington Post, women in the state won’t be permitted to get abortions since doing so would be against the law unless a pregnant woman’s life is in danger.
According to Sinema, the choice will jeopardise a woman’s health, safety, and general wellbeing.
The Friday decision was praised by Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who had advocated for stricter regulations in his state.
Before that, the governor, Doug Ducey (R), had enforced a 15-week prohibition that he considered to be the rule of the land.
The contradictory abortion regulations alarmed many women.
The 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling was overruled by the US Supreme Court in June, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion and resulting in a slew of stringent state legislation governing the procedure.
Sinema tweeted, “Doctors should not risk criminal repercussions for caring for women in need and Arizona women should not be compelled to go outside the state to get health care services.”
She stated, “A woman’s health care choices should be made by her, her family, and her doctor.” “Today’s ruling threatens the health, safety, and well-being of Arizona women and eliminates fundamental rights upon which they have depended for more than a century.”
Following a judge’s decision in Arizona on Friday, Sinema made her remarks. The Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court had previously guaranteed abortion access throughout the country.
Before Arizona became a state, the restriction was put into effect in the 1800s, but it was never enforced again until the Roe decision in 1973.
The court determined that because Roe v. Wade was the sole reason the injunction that barred the law’s implementation was imposed, it must be totally withdrawn.
After the Supreme Court reversed Roe in June, more than a dozen states either put trigger bans into force or introduced laws outlawing it ever then. According to The Hill, such laws do not contain exceptions for rape or incest. To guarantee that women in Arizona and all throughout the nation can obtain the healthcare they need and make their own choices about their futures, Sinema said she would continue to strive to pass “commonsense ideas.”