The ruling only permits abortions to save the mother's life.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday to uphold the state's 1864 near-total abortion ban.The ruling says the state must adhere to a penal code that bars all abortions except in cases when 'it is necessary to save' the mother's life.ContextSince the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, many Republican-controlled states have put abortion restrictions into effect, with 14 states banning the medical practice at every stage of pregnancy.
On Tuesday, the Arizona state Supreme Court was expected to announce its decision in a case that would either continue to allow legal abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy or enforce a Civil War-era law ban on nearly all abortions.What We KnowIn a 4-2 ruling on Tuesday, justices allowed the 1864 law in Arizona to stand that criminalized abortion by making it a felony punishable by two to five years in prison for anyone who performs or helps a woman obtain one.
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