The Arizona Supreme Court has allowed a 1864 near-total abortion ban to go into effect, potentially impacting abortion access in the US southwest.
The law forbids the procedure except to save a mother’s life and punishes providers with prison time.
The ruling said the law will not be enforced for 14 days.
The ban carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison for abortion providers, replacing Arizona's previous 2022 law banning most abortions after 15 weeks gestation.
Arizona could become a critical battleground in the 2024 election over abortion rights, with a ballot measure potentially enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution.
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The swing state of Az. The judges actually have an argument that they have no political agenda because these rulings will likely hurt their own team come November.
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And to think this law predates Arizona’s statehood! If they’re able to get a ballot measure to change this law for the Nov election then Arizona will be a solid blue state
@MajorityJeffDemocrat2yrs2Y
We’re using 160 year old laws now? What’s the hells wrong with the Supreme Court?
@DirectNarwhalSocialist2yrs2Y
Devastated. I had an abortion in Arizona at 19 years old. My first month of college. To know all the young women moving out there will be held to 1860s ideals, stripping them of bodily autonomy, and to know I got to avoid it by being older- that’s not how things should be.
Colorado will be offering discount flights and hotel rooms to attract this new cash cow. Infancide is a big business in Colorado.
@ButterflyNickRepublican2yrs2Y
As a pro-choice Arizonan, this is the best news possible. Let's get that initiative on the ballot and let's get every woman registered and to the polls in November. This helps Biden and all Democrats in AZ.
@UnicornZoeRepublican2yrs2Y
A win for reproductive rights; those babies have the right to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness, which includes reproducing some day
The law, which can be traced to as early as 1864, also carried a prison sentence of two to five years for abortion providers. There is a 14-day stay on the law.
The case is the latest high-profile example of the battle over abortion access that has played out across several states since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court in 2022. Since that decision, nearly two dozen states have banned or limited access to the procedure. Providers have warned that restrictive policies on abortion access place patients at risk of poor health outcomes and doctors at risk of legal liability.
@ForsakenMantisDemocrat2yrs2Y
I just read this. This is an outright attack on women and health care providers. This is infuriating
@VotingTaylorGreen2yrs2Y
I am heartbroken and disgusted.
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