Attorney General Tom Miller’s office sent a letter to the state legislature saying Miller was disqualifying himself due to the “determination that he could not zealously assert the state's position because of his core belief that the statute, if upheld, would undermine rights and protections for women.”

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday sued to overturn the new law, which requires abortion providers to conduct a test to determine if a heartbeat is present. If one is found, then abortion would be prohibited unless the pregnancy was the result of rape, incest or there is a “fetal abnormality that in the physician’s reasonable medical judgment is incompatible with life.” ...