US Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit over taxpayer funding of abortions in Ariz.

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Steven H. Aden, special assistant attorney general in defense of Arizona’s Whole Woman’s Healthcare Funding Prioritization Act, regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to let stand a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruling that struck down the act:

“Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize the work of abortionists. Arizona should be free to enforce its public interest against the taxpayer funding of abortion and in favor of the best health care for women, which is what this law sought to do. We are disappointed that the Supreme Court did not decide to weigh in on that principle. Arizonans deserve the best policies and laws possible to protect both their money and their health.”

In November, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne asked the high court to review the case, Betlach v. Planned Parenthood Arizona. Horne appointed Aden to work together with Arizona Solicitor General Robert Ellman in defense of the law.

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