Arizona Supreme Court delays enforcement of 1864 abortion ban 90 days

Arizona Supreme Court delays enforcement of 1864 abortion ban 90 days

The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay the enforcement of a 160-year-old abortion ban that mandates prison time for doctors, granting women and healthcare providers across the state a reprieve until September.  In doing so, the court granted a request from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who asked the justices to delay the implementation of the court’s April 9 ruling on the Civil War-era abortion ban so she could craft an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court…

Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror

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