PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona is reporting a significant drop in abortions, resulting in the lowest numbers the state has seen in more than a decade.
It comes as Arizona’s highest court weighs in on the topic and as an election year kicks off. Although doctors don’t think the report reflects all of the abortions in the state, they do believe it accurately reports some of the fallout from the Supreme Court decision. Abortions up to 15 weeks remain legal in Arizona, but that could soon change if an 1864 law goes into effect, meaning a near-total ban. “We’ve seen a pretty tremendous drop in the number of women seeking abortions,” said Valley OBGYN Greg Marchand.
He believes it’s a direct result of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022. “When this immediately happened, there was a lot of confusion on whether the law from the 1800s would apply, whether criminal charges could be filed against doctors who performed abortions,” he said.
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported abortions in Arizona dropped by 81% in the month following the Supreme Court’s ruling. A few months later, leaders cleared up abortion law and ruled they are legal up to 15 weeks. Now, on average about 50% fewer people are getting abortions each month in Arizona. “We’ve seen a significant decrease in a request for terminations. In terminations performed in Arizona, they seemed to have stalled at about 600 to 700 a month. If you look at the data prior, we were looking at about 1,400 a month,” said Dr. Marchand, who also added many women now travel to nearby states if they’re seeing an abortion after 15 weeks.
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“Now the Legislature really does have the power to change law around this very important topic,” said political consultant Stan Barnes. He believes the topic of reproductive rights will continue into the 2024 political races. “Abortion politics will be top of mind for political consultants, strategists trying to win the election for their candidate,” Barnes said.
He believes it’s most difficult for Republican candidates who are navigating a Republican primary. “It’s proven difficult in the last cycle, and it’s proven difficult in other states. Abortion is a difficult topic for republicans in general elections. So does that mean democrats are just going to win the day? No, because people are not that unilateral,” he said.
Arizona for Abortion Access, a coalition of reproductive rights groups, is collecting signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. The measure would guarantee a right to abortion up to 24 weeks. The Arizona Supreme Court is still weighing whether Arizona can continue following the 15-week law or if the state should return to a near-total abortion ban.
Planned Parenthood Arizona released this statement from Dr. Jill Gibson, the organization’s Arizona chief medical cfficer, regarding AZDHS’ report:
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Former Michigan sophomore defenseman Hunter Hady has transferred to Arizona State, according to an announcement on the team Instagram. The 6’4’’ defenseman will join the Sun Devils for his junior year.
Hady played just two games on Michigan’s blue line this season against Harvard in November and against Bentley in the NCAA regional semifinal. He recorded a secondary assist on junior forward Garrett Schifsky’s goal in the Bentley game for his only point of the year.
Hady’s contributions were more substantive in his freshman season — though his point total remained the same. He played 32 games for Michigan as the team struggled to find defensive pairings that worked throughout the year. Hady was a reliable blue line presence who could be counted on to provide solid defense and not make significant errors.
Prior to playing for the Wolverines, Hady spent three seasons with the Chicago Steel of the USHL, where he played with current Michigan teammates senior defenseman Luca Fantilli, sophomore forward Michael Hage and junior forward Jayden Perron, among others. He joins an Arizona State team that lost ground in the NCHC this season and is looking to reach a Frozen Four for the second time in its program history.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Jessica Cox, the world’s first licensed armless airplane pilot and a leading advocate for disability-led innovation, will be inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame on Friday, May 15, 2026. The induction ceremony, hosted by Rightfooted Foundation International in collaboration with the Pima Air & Space Museum, will take place at the museum from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cox’s recognition honors both her historic achievement in flight and her ongoing work expanding access and opportunity for people without arms. Through her leadership at Rightfooted Foundation International (RFI), Cox has championed mentorship, education and practical innovations that help aspiring pilots and families reimagine what’s possible in aviation and beyond.
“Saying I’m proud of her can’t fully encompass what I feel,” said Patrick Chamberlain, Cox’s husband and RFI’s Inclusive Engineering Director. “Jessica’s induction into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame recognizes both what she has accomplished and what she continues to do. She has helped shed light on the many pilots with disabilities in aviation and shown the world that disability does not mean inability.”
The 2026 induction class also honors two military aviators: Frank Schiel Jr., a Phoenix-born Flying Tigers veteran credited with seven enemy aircraft destroyed in World War II, and James K. Johnson, a Phoenix-born U.S. Air Force colonel and Korean War double ace credited with ten aerial victories.
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The Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame, established in 1985 and housed in the Dorothy Finley Aerospace Gallery at Pima Air & Space Museum, pays tribute to Arizonans who have made significant contributions to aviation and aerospace history.
Since the Arizona Cardinals want to trade back from the No. 3 picks, here are three deals that could work.
The Arizona Cardinals have the third pick in the 2026 NFL draft, which begins this week on Thursday. All the reports coming out are saying that they want to trade out of the pick to acquire more draft picks.
But what does a trade look like and who could be involved?
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The Kansas City Chiefs are involved in talks at some level. ESPN’s Adam Schefter expects trade talks to heat up this week.
NFL teams use a variation of a trade value chart when it comes to draft picks. Now, what a team actually is willing to give up can be influenced by potential competition with other teams, but we can’t count on that.
Here is the general trade value chart teams use.
Here are some potential deals that could be done.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs have two first-round picks, which would be appealing to the Cardinals, who reportedly want to make a move for quarterback Ty Simpson, and the 29th pick might be just the spot to get him.
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The third overall pick is worth 514 points.
The Chiefs’ picks at No. 9 (387 points) and No. 29 (202 points) together are worth 589.
To make up the difference, the Cardinals could give up No. 65 (78 points) for a total of 592 points.
One deal could be:
Cardinals receive get No. 9 and No. 29 (589 points)
Chiefs receive No. 3 and No. 65 (592 points)
Another could be:
Cardinals receive No. 9, No. 29, No. 74 and 2027 third-round pick (653 points + value of future third-round pick, which is 36-78 points)
Chiefs receive No. 3 and No. 34 (689 points)
The Cardinals keep their third-round pick and the Chiefs essentially move back five spots from No. 29.
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys have the 12th and 20th picks but no pick in the second round.
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Pick No. 12 is 347 points and No. 20 is 269 for a total of 616.
This deal is close:
Cardinals receive No. 12, No. 20 (616 points)
Cowboys receive No. 3, No. 65 (592 points)
New Orleans Saints
The Saints are perhaps a dark horse to move up, although they do not have two first-round picks. They have the No. 8 pick, worth 406 points. Their second-round pick, at No. 42, is worth 142 points.
This deal could work:
Cardinals receive No. 8, No. 42 (548 points)
Saints receive No. 3, No. 104 (547 points)
Then the Cardinals could use their two second-round picks to then move back into Round 1 to get Ty Simpson.
They could trade No. 34, No. 42 and No. 65 (395 points) for No. 28, No. 38 and No. 106 (398 total points).
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