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Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 09, 2024 12:52pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Ray Stern, Stacey Barchenger |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 05:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that could shutter abortion clinics in the state, saying the law that existed before Arizona became a state could be enforced going forward.
The ruling indicated the ban can only be prospectively enforced and the court stayed enforcement for 14 days. But it's already causing political earthquakes.
The pre-statehood law mandates two to five years in prison for anyone aiding an abortion, except if the procedure is necessary to save the life of the mother. A law from the same era requiring at least a year in prison for a woman seeking an abortion was repealed in 2021. |
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