Court rules Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions

Why Arizona revived an abortion ban from 1864

Arizona just revived a Civil War-era law — written before it became a state — banning abortion with virtually no exceptions, causing chaos and confusion across the state. About That producer Lauren Bird examines how Arizona's Supreme Court decided the law is still enforceable, and what the ruling could mean at the 2024 ballot box.

Arizona Supreme Court Rules 1864 Abortion Ban Enforceable

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old law banning all abortions from the time of conception with no allowances for cases of rape or incest can be enforced, usurping the state’s previous 15-week abortion ban from 2022. What do you think?Read more...

Arizona GOP blocks debate on 1864 abortion law

PHOENIX – House Republican leaders used procedural maneuvers – twice – on Wednesday to block members from even deciding and debating whether to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortions except to save the life of the mother.

Arizona’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly What Donald Trump Wants

Joan Walsh If you leave it up to the states, bad things will happen to women. That’s why rising numbers of voters are embracing broad abortion protections. The post Arizona’s Abortion Ban Is Exactly What Donald Trump Wants appeared first on The Nation.

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law barring nearly all abortions, court says – Minnesota Lawyer

Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday found that officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman’s life is at stake.

Kari Lake doesn't know what to do

No more legal abortion in Arizona: Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Arizona upheld a 19th-century law that bans all abortions, except in cases where the mother's life is in peril, with no exceptions made for rape or incest. The law stipulates two to five years in prison for those who aid abortions. But it's not all cut and dried: "The court, whose justices are all Republican appointees, also put its ruling on hold for the moment and sent the matt…