Arizona Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Law Criminalizing Abortion

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The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman's life is at stake. The law provides no exceptions for rape or incest. The number of abortions in the state is expected to drop significantly.

, a change triggered by a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that found officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman's life is at stake.

According to AP VoteCast, six of 10 Arizona voters in the 2022 midterm elections said they would favor guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide. “You are going to have a lot of desperate girls doing whatever they can to get rid of their babies," said Crawford."Some could end up dead.” Nearly every state ban on abortions has been challenged with a lawsuit. Courts have blocked enforcing some restrictions, including prohibitions throughout pregnancy in Utah and Wyoming.

“In light of this Opinion, physicians are now on notice that all abortions, except those necessary to save a woman’s life, are illegal,” the Arizonal Supreme Court said in its decision, adding that additional criminal and regulatory sanctions may apply to abortions performed after 15 weeks.

 

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