(Phoenix, AZ) – On Wednesday, November 30, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

 

“This case demonstrates just how high the stakes are when it comes to the balance of the Supreme Court,” said Heather Terrell, Field Organizer for NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona. “If the Supreme Court backs the position supported by the Bush administration, it could effective dismantle Roe v. Wade’s core protection of women’s health and block doctors from challenging restrictions that pose a threat to their patients’ health. The wrong decision would allow politicians – not doctors – in a position to determine when the women of Arizona can and cannot receive medical care when we need it.”

 

“For those of us in Arizona, the stakes are especially high. With an anti-choice legislature, a bad decision in Ayotte could open the floodgates to even more restrictions on abortion care without any protection for women’s health.”

 

NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona, along with NARAL Pro-Choice America, NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire and 23 other state-based affiliates filed a “friend of the court” brief in the in the Ayotte case. Building on years of research and lobbying on state legislation, NARAL Pro-Choice America and its affiliate network argues that the Court should not allow a dangerous precedent that would open the floodgates for legislatures to enact abortion restrictions without exceptions to protect women’s health.

 

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Contact: Heather Terrell, 480.834.3274