The justices favored an 1864 ban over a 2022 law permitting abortions through 15 weeks of pregnancy
Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Jake Warner speaks in front of the Arizona Supreme Court on Dec. 12, 2023, after arguing in favor of Arizona 's territorial-era ban on most abortions. Photo: Jeremy Duda/AxiosThe justices, all of whom were appointed by Republican governors, specified the opinion would not be enforceable for 14 days.
But the state had already agreed not to enforce the ban for 45 days after a final court mandate, which will likely not come for at least two more weeks. Planned Parenthood Arizona says it will continue offering abortions through the 45-day period, though no decision has been made how to proceed afterward.Arizona's pre-statehood-era law makes it a felony to perform or induce an abortion. That law had remained on the books but been enjoined following the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.The blanket abortion prohibition may only be temporary.
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