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on Monday to allow the state’s Democratic attorney general to consider taking the matter to the nation’s highest court.after the state Supreme Court revived the Civil War-era law last month, which carries 2- to 5-year prison sentences for doctors who perform the procedure, except in an instance to save a pregnant person’s life. The law was effectively moot under the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision, but remained on the books.
“Planned Parenthood Arizona will continue to provide abortion care through 15 weeks of pregnancy and we remain focused on ensuring patients have access to abortion care for as long as legally possible,” the head of the group’s Arizona chapter said in a statement. “We know that it is now more important than ever to provide care to as many patients as we legally can, and we are committed to expanding our services to meet the increasing needs of our community.
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