Criminal law articles
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Oklahoma law criminalizes giving others common STDs
Got HPV, like 85% of of Oklahomans? Go to jail for 2 to 5 years in Oklahoma, where a bill criminalizing the "reckless" spread of sexually transmitted diseases fails to define "reckless," making of it an obvious device for targeted prosecutions and to make it risky to get STD tests or any other healthcare procedure that might call for one. — Read the rest
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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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Arizona Can Enforce An 1864 Law Criminalizing Nearly All Abortions, Court Says
Arizona can soon enforce a long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, opening the door to prosecuting doctors who perform the procedures. Under the decision, a long-dormant law that predates Arizona’s statehood would take effect. It provides no exceptions for rape or incest, […]