Arizona courts articles
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Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by the Supreme Court
by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House of Representatives 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...
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Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
PHOENIX (AP) — 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. The court said enforcement won’t begin for at least two […]
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US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case