State judge blocks implementation of key provisions of new Arizona law restricting abortions

Judge blocks key parts of new Arizona abortion law

PHOENIX — A state judge has blocked implementation of key parts of a new Arizona law restricting abortion.

Judge Donald Daughton of Maricopa County Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction late Tuesday granting most of a request by Planned Parenthood, the state’s largest abortion provider.

A federal judge later refused to issue a preliminary injunction requested in a related but narrower challenge.

Daughton’s order allows a 24-hour waiting period to take effect, but blocks parts requiring that a woman see a doctor in person for advance disclosures before getting an abortion.

Other blocked provisions include a requirement that parental consents for a minor’s abortion be notarized and a ban on nurse practitioners performing abortions.