Federal Judge Prevents Arizona From Defunding Planned Parenthood

Federal Judge Prevents Arizona From Defunding Planned Parenthood: In a blow to anti-abortion activists looking to use Planned Parenthood as a political pawn in their crusade against women’s reproductive health rights, a federal judge has overturned an Arizona law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) in May 2012 that prohibits using Medicaid funds for services provided by Planned Parenthood facilities in the state. [...]/p