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Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect

The conservative-stacked court ruled 4-2 that the century-old law would be ‘enforceable’ within 14 days of the ruling., In 1864, the territory of Arizona in the United States passed a law that criminalised nearly all abortions. Arizona was not even a state at the time of the law’s passage. But now, 160 years later, its state Supreme Court has ruled the near-total ban can go into effect in 14 days. The court’s decision on Tuesday triggers what would be one of the most restrictive state laws to govern,2024-04-09 20:12:00,Read More