Arizona Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against 1864 Anti-Abortion Law

The Arizona state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday regarding an anti-abortion law that has been on the books since the time the state was a territory. The 1864 law, passed nearly half a century before Arizona was even a state, forbids abortions at all stages of a pregnancy unless the life of a pregnant person is at risk. It’s currently being enforced in tandem with a different 15-week...

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