Arizona Supreme Court Revives 160-Year-Old Law, Bans Most Abortion Except to Save a Woman’s Life
The Arizona Supreme Court has reinstated a pre-statehood abortion law from 1864, effectively outlawing the procedure except in instances where it is necessary to save the life of the mother.
It can be recalled that Katie Hobbs signed a new Executive Order Friday that will delegate abortion-related prosecution to Attorney General Kris Mayes, who previously vowed not to enforce any current Arizona abortion laws if she is elected.
It will also restrict state agencies from assisting in other state investigations, ban extraditions of doctors wanted in other states, and establish a council to expand access to abortion.
The Gateway Pundit reported in September 2022 that a judge ruled that Arizona could enforce its ban on abortion following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v.
