Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes

Planned Parenthood Arizona, et al. v. Mayes
CourtArizona Supreme Court
Full case name Planned Parenthood Arizona, Inc., Successor-in-interest to Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, Inc., Laura Conover, Pima County Attorney, appellants, v. Kristin K. Mayes, Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Appelee, and Eric Hazelbrigg, M.D., as guardian Ad Litem of unborn child Jane Doe and all other unborn infants similarly situated; Dennis McGrane, Yavapai County Attorney, Intervenors
DecidedApril 9, 2024 (2024-04-09)
Verdict4-2
CitationCV-23-0005-PR
Case history
Appealed fromSuperior Court of Pima County, No. C127867
Appealed toCourt of Appeals, Division 2, 254 Ariz. 401 (App. 2022)
ArgumentOral argument
Court membership
Chief judgeRobert M. Brutinel
Associate judges
Case opinions
Decision byLopez, joined by Bolick, King, Beene
DissentTimmer, joined by Brutinel
Montgomery took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-3603, 36-2322
Superseded by
Arizona HB 2677 (in part)
2024 Arizona Proposition 139 (in whole)

Planned Parenthood Arizona, et al. v. Kris Mayes was an Arizona Supreme Court case in which the court upheld an 1864 law criminalizing abortions except to save the life of the mother.[1] Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes did not enforce the law when it was in effect.[2] The law was repealed on May 2, 2024, and the repeal took effect on September 14, 2024.[3] 2024 Arizona Proposition 139 passed on November 5, 2024, establishing a right to abortion in the Constitution of Arizona.

  1. ^ Paquette, Danielle; Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (April 9, 2024). "Arizona Supreme Court ruling clears way for near-total abortion ban". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Grenoble, Ryan (April 9, 2024). "Arizona Attorney General Says She Wouldn't Enforce 'Unconscionable' Abortion Ban". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Govindarao, Sejal (September 14, 2024). "Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books". The Associated Press.