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September 26, 2007
Good news in Arizona
I love some good news.
The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court's ruling that Maricopa County can't enforce a jail policy that bars transporting inmates for elective abortions without a court order.The Jan. 23 Court of Appeals ruling that said the policy was an "exaggerated response" to the requirements of running a jail and violates the privacy rights of the inmates under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Something similar is going down in Missouri. Ann from Feministing reports:
In the ongoing legal battle over whether Missouri inmates have a right to access abortion services, an appeals court panel heard arguments this week as to whether the state is required to transport incarcerated women off-site to have an abortion.
Posted by Jessica at September 26, 2007 12:51 PM