2 AZ Justices Who Enacted 1864 Anti-Abortion Law Are Up for Election This Fall
Two of the four Arizona Supreme Court justices who recently voted to re-implement an abortion ban from1864 could potentially be removed from their posts by voters this fall.
In a 4-2 decision issued on Tuesday, the state’s highest court said the territorial-era law should be re-implemented, citing the fact that it had not been overturned by any state law in the 160 years since its passage.
“Absent the federal constitutional abortion right, and because (a 15-week abortion law from 2022) does not independently authorize abortion, there is no provision in federal or state law prohibiting (the 1864 law’s) operation,” the justices ruled.
The law restricts nearly all access to abortion, making exceptions only in cases where the life of a pregnant person is at risk.
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