The Arizona Supreme Court announced its decision to make nearly all elective abortions illegal. Gov. Hobbs and other officials react to the news.
PHOENIX — Arizona can soon enforce a long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, opening the door to
Arizona's high court ruling reviewed a 2022 decision by the state Court of Appeals that said doctors couldn’t be charged for performing the procedure in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. Burch noted that Arizonans will be able to vote this fall on a ballot measure allowing the right to abortion, adding that “the right for reproductive rights is not over in Arizona.”
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