PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona's Supreme Court docket dominated Tuesday that the state can implement its long-dormant legislation criminalizing all abortions besides when the mom's life is at stake.
The case examined whether or not the state was nonetheless topic to a legislation that predated Arizona's statehood.
The 1864 legislation makes no exceptions for rape or incest, however permits abortions if the mom's life is at risk.
The state Supreme Court docket ruling reviewed a 2022 state appeals court docket choice that mentioned docs couldn’t be billed for performing the process within the first 15 weeks of being pregnant.
An earlier court docket ruling blocked enforcement of the 1864 legislation shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court docket issued Roe v. Wade in 1973 guaranteeing the constitutional proper to abortion.
After the U.S. Supreme Court docket overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, then-state Legal professional Basic Mark Brnovich, a Republican, persuaded a state decide in Tucson to carry a block on enforcement of the 1864 legislation.
Brnovich's Democratic successor, Legal professional Basic Kris Mayes, urged the state Supreme Court docket to facet with the appeals court docket and strike down the 1864 legislation.
