Arizona Supreme Court rules fetuses can be called ‘unborn human’ on ballot initiative

Published August 14, 2024 7:30pm ET



The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that fetuses can be described as an “unborn human being” in pamphlets informing voters before they decide whether to add a right to an abortion to the state’s constitution.

The state’s top court ruled that the phrase, which describes what fetuses become after they have developed in a mother’s womb, “substantially complies” with the impartiality requirement under Arizona law.

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