In her dissent, the court's vice chief justice said her colleagues 'mistakenly returns' Arizona's near-total abortion ban.
Two justices on the Arizona Supreme Court called out the 'bombshell' in their colleagues' historic abortion ruling.In a 4-2 decision, the state's high court upheld an 1864 law on Tuesday, which was codified in 1901, allowing a near-total abortion ban to go into effect in Arizona. Under the 123-year-old law, all procedures are barred except in cases when 'it is necessary to save' the life of the mother.
There is a 14-day stay on the law while the trial court decides how to proceed. Under the law, anyone found guilty of violating the ban will face two to five years in state prison.All seven justices on the bench were appointed by Republican governors.Justice William Montgomery recused himself from the case.
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