Arizona Supreme Court reinstates 1864 abortion ban
- April 9, 2024
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He Arizona Supreme Courtin the southern USA, Today, a law passed in 1864 that virtually bans abortion in all cases has been revived.another blow to reproductive rights in
He Arizona Supreme Courtin the southern USA, Today, a law passed in 1864 that virtually bans abortion in all cases has been revived.another blow to reproductive rights in a state where the procedure is already banned after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Arizona Supreme Court, whose seven judges were appointed by Republican governorsruled in favor obstetrician against abortion and district attorney who took over the protection of the law after the state’s attorney general, a Democrat, would refuse to do so.
A law passed before Arizona became a US state. It banned abortions except when necessary to save a woman’s life and imposed penalties of up to five years in prison for anyone who did so..
Planned Parenthoodwhich offers abortions and other medical services, sued the state in 1971 to challenge the 19th century law.. A judge ruled in his favor and blocked the law after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 decision in the case. Roe v. Wadewhich recognized the constitutional right to abortion and legalized it throughout the country.
In March 2022, then-Gov. Doug Ducey signs new law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Like the 1864 statute, it imposes a penalty of up to five years in prison for anyone who performs an abortion or assists a woman in obtaining an abortion.
The US Supreme Court paved the way for the new law to take effect by overturning Roe in June 2022.. Since then, several states have introduced abortion restrictions with Republican support.
In Arizona, an obstetrician Eric Hazelrigg and Yavapai County Prosecutor, Dennis McGraneintervened in defense of the 1864 law in the State Supreme Court. Hazelrigg operates a network of crisis pregnancy centersfacilities where pregnant women are advised not to have abortions.
Last week a group of organizations called Arizona for abortion access (Arizona for abortion access) stated that he had collected enough signatures present to voters in November a bill that would enshrine this right in the state Constitution until fetal viability, that is, at approximately 24 weeks of gestation.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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