• Physicians challenge state abortion laws in court under new constitutional right • Testimony highlights burden of waiting periods, counseling and telemedicine ban • Legislative leaders defend statutory scheme, claim it isn’t obstructing abortion care

Two physicians seeking to strike down a host of laws regulating abortion care brought their case to court this week, leaving a judge to mull whether the state’s new constitutional abortion protections strike out the statutes.

With an enshrined right to an abortion and a firewall stopping state interference with pre-viability abortions, absent a compelling reason and minimum restrictions, pro-abortion advocates contend a swath of state statutes are now contrary to law.

“The laws we are challenging are preventing me from providing the c

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