PHOENIX — A trial judge has swatted down efforts by two top Republican lawmakers to quash a bid by Arizona doctors to overturn restrictions on the right of women to terminate a pregnancy.

In an extensive ruling made public Tuesday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Greg Como rejected arguments by House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen, who are defending the restrictions, that the challengers must first prove that the laws are unconstitutional just to get their day in court to make their case. ×

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