Civil War-Era Law Upheld to Ban Abortion in Arizona

[MrDawn]

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On April 9, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era abortion ban.

"To date, our legislature has never affirmatively created a right to, or independently authorized, elective abortion," the court's opinion read.

The 4-2 ruling makes nearly all abortions in Arizona illegal, with the exception of cases in which the procedure is needed to save the mother's life. It also supersedes a ban on abortion after 15 weeks, which was passed into law in 2022, before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.

After the constitutional right to an abortion was overturned, Arizona still had a law on the books from 1864 that banned nearly all abortions, including in cases of rape or incest.

Republicans attempted to revive the Civil War-era legislation but faced opposition from abortion-rights advocates, including Planned Parenthood Arizona, which was a plaintiff in this case.

Arizona lawmakers block 2nd vote attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban

 

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@PGen98 this is in your neighborhood

 

[PGen98]

@PGen98 this is in your neighborhood

Yep, and it's a damn disgrace. Total slap in the face to women's rights, but not atypical for the reddest of blue states.