"2024 Ballot: Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Backers Gather Signatures"

Arizona for Abortion Access coalition has gathered over 500,000 petition signatures, surpassing the threshold needed to put a constitutional amendment on abortion rights on the state's 2024 ballot. The proposed amendment aims to establish a "fundamental right" to receive abortion care up until fetal viability, with exceptions for the pregnant individual's health. This initiative comes amidst the Supreme Court's 2022 decision on Roe v. Wade and a state Supreme Court decision on an 1864 abortion ban. Both supporters and opponents are mobilizing, with the former aiming to double the required signatures and the latter preparing to scrutinize each signature.