Arizona Judge Rejects Pro-Life Challenge to Pro-Abortion Proposition 139

Here we go again! Howard Fischer writes that “Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian has rejected a series of claims by Arizona Right to Life that signers of the petition to put Proposition 139 on the ballot may have been misled.”

Fischer added, “In an extensive ruling Julian rejected claims that the description of the initiative, which has to be attached to all petitions, was worded in a way that some people signed it not knowing what was in the measure. And that, attorneys for the challengers argued, meant there is no way to know how many of the more than 820,000 individuals who signed to put it on the ballot might have made a different choice if they had other information.”

Arizona Right to Life noted that in their press release that last Friday AZRTL “had presented initial oral arguments in the challenge against Arizona Abortion Access Act, calling into question the ballot initiative’s deceptive 200-word description.” Their press release went on to say

AZRTL’s counsel mentioned that the “word salad” of the 200-word description used such broad language that an average person cannot fully understand the thrust of this initiative. “Elevator language” and a legally insufficient description ought to be disqualified from appearing on the ballot in November.

“It was misleading to most people and if they created an elevator speech that cut through legalese we wouldn’t be here,” AZRTL Attorney Jennifer Wright stated during oral arguments.

Meanwhile Arizona For Abortion Access Act’s attorney, Austin Yost, stated that the initiative they put forth supports “unrestricted abortion before AND after fetal viability.” Proponents of this measure have previously denied this.

“This is what we have been saying all along – abortion up to birth,” AZRTL Board Member Jill Norgaard said. “They have lied to voters, collected signatures fraudulently, and we will be presenting video evidence of this deceit. We will continue to fight this battle and educate Arizonans.”

LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of National Right to Life News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. This post originally appeared in at National Right to Life News Today —- an online column on pro-life issues.

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