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  • 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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  • Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban repealed by state Senate

    Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban repealed by state Senate

    Update: Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the repeal into law on May 2, although it’s still unclear when it will take effect. The Arizona Senate on Wednesday finalized repealing a near-total abortion ban that the state Supreme Court ruled in early April trumps a 15-week restriction that was implemented in 2022…

    Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror

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  • (Almost) 1864 no more: Arizona House repeals Civil War-era abortion ban

    (Almost) 1864 no more: Arizona House repeals Civil War-era abortion ban

    After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, with three Republican lawmakers breaking from their party to join Democrats in striking it down. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the 1864 law, which carries with it a mandatory prison sentence for doctors who provide an abortion for any reason other than saving a woman’s life, over a 15-week gestational ban passed in 2022. …

    Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror

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