Lower courts held that the 15-week ban, as the most recently enacted statute, was the operative one. But a four-justice majority on the state supreme court disagreed. “We conclude that [the 2022 law] does not create a right to, or otherwise provide independent statutory authority for, an abortion that repeals or restricts [the 1864 law], […]
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Arizona’s Right-Wing Supreme Court Just Chose Chaos Over Reason
Lower courts held that the 15-week ban, as the most recently enacted statute, was the operative one. But a four-justice majority on the state Supreme Court disagreed. “We conclude that [the 2022 law] does not create a right to, or otherwise provide independent statutory authority for, an abortion that repeals or restricts [the 1864 law], […]
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