The Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon

[Zincwarrior]

Arizona is reverting to an 1860 law prohibiting abortion except where a pregnant person's life is at risk. I wonder how this will impact Arizona elections in 2024.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243679136/arizona-abortion-court-decision-ban

The Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon​

APRIL 9, 20241:09 PM ET
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Katherine Davis-Young

After the Arizona Supreme Court allowed for near-total abortion ban, a group of abortion-rights protesters gathered outside the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on April 9, 2024.
Katherine Davis-Young/KJZZ
PHOENIX - Abortions will soon be outlawed in Arizona except in cases where a pregnant person's life is at risk. The state Supreme Court has ruled Arizona should follow a restrictive abortion law dating back to the 1860s.
Since Dec. 2022, Arizona doctors have been allowed to provide abortions up to 15 weeks into a pregnancy, based on a lower court's interpretation of state laws. But the state Supreme Court now says Arizona should follow a law banning abortions in almost all cases. It makes no exceptions for rape or incest and makes performing an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison.

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Planned Parenthood Arizona, the state's largest abortion provider, says it plans to continue providing abortions until the decision is enforced.
In the ruling, justices wrote that they will stay enforcement for 14 days, possibly longer, allowing abortions to continue during that time. Planned Parenthood Arizona, the state's largest abortion provider, says it plans to continue providing abortions as long as allowed.
An effort is already underway to put a measure on 2024 ballots that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Democratic President Joe Biden criticized Arizona's ban in a statement, calling on Congress to pass federal abortion protections.
"Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest," he said. "This ruling is a result of the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away women's freedom."
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to travel to Tucson on Friday for an event focusing on "reproductive freedom." It's Harris' second trip to Arizona this year to push for expanding abortion access.

 

[TNHarley]

Probably nothing. They should be used to it by now

 

[Rambunctious]

The court said AZ "should".... what kind of BS is that?... that's not a ruling its a suggestion for if the legislature can't come up with a new state rule regarding abortion... but we all know they will...

 

[Greenbeard]

Two thumbs up from the Bible salesman! Everything's going according to his plan.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Arizona is reverting to an 1860 law prohibiting abortion except where a pregnant person's life is at risk. I wonder how this will impact Arizona elections in 2024.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243679136/arizona-abortion-court-decision-ban

Such is the authoritarian right – more government, bigger government at the expense of individual liberty.

 

[Magnus]

Kari Lake Then...




Kari Lake Now...

 

[Zincwarrior]

Republicans in Arizona are running. I imagine Democrats will be running this in ads by end of the week across the US.

 

[MarathonMike]

Republicans in Arizona are running. I imagine Democrats will be running this in ads by end of the week across the US.

The Arizona Supreme Court punted to the Legislature and Governor Hobbs and gave them 2 weeks to come up with a solution. Republican Governor Doug Deucey had a sane law in place designating an abortions ban beyond 15 weeks. This is not settled law and imo should not be.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The Arizona Supreme Court punted to the Legislature and Governor Hobbs and gave them 2 weeks to come up with a solution. Republican Governor Doug Deucey had a sane law in place designating an abortions ban beyond 15 weeks. This is not settled law and imo should not be.

And? Its still an issue in the campaign now.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The Arizona Supreme Court punted to the Legislature and Governor Hobbs and gave them 2 weeks to come up with a solution. Republican Governor Doug Deucey had a sane law in place designating an abortions ban beyond 15 weeks. This is not settled law and imo should not be.

Republicans once believed in small government and individual liberty – but that hasn’t been true for more than 50 years.

Today Republicans are illiberal and authoritarian, with contempt for individual liberty and limited government.

 

[john doe 101]

Two thumbs up from the Bible salesman! Everything's going according to his plan.

The vast majority of people in Arizona dont support this. Good luck in November, traitor.

 

[john doe 101]

The Arizona Supreme Court punted to the Legislature and Governor Hobbs and gave them 2 weeks to come up with a solution. Republican Governor Doug Deucey had a sane law in place designating an abortions ban beyond 15 weeks. This is not settled law and imo should not be.

But trump said let the states decide. Looks like Arizona did.

 

[Libby von H]

Arizona is reverting to an 1860 law prohibiting abortion except where a pregnant person's life is at risk. I wonder how this will impact Arizona elections in 2024.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243679136/arizona-abortion-court-decision-ban

Let's start here before we use the word "total' as if there are babies worth killing.
It is either a unique, innocent ,unrepeatable human life lost for eternity OR IT ISN"T

 

[HeyNorm]

Republicans once believed in small government and individual liberty – but that hasn’t been true for more than 50 years.

Today Republicans are illiberal and authoritarian, with contempt for individual liberty and limited government.

Sure, and you aren’t?

Get government out of this entirely. Make abortion legal as a means of birth control, but at the same time, should the woman not use birth control, end State mandated child support.

Shrinks government, right?

 

[HeyNorm]

Let's start here before we use the word "total' as if there are babies worth killing.
It is either a unique, innocent ,unrepeatable human life lost for eternity OR IT ISN"T

Correct.