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Arizona Supreme Court upholds 1864 law that criminalises most abortions
2024-04-10
[GEO.TV] The Arizona Supreme Court's recent decision has paved the way for the enforcement of an 1864 law that almost criminalises all child sacrifice abortions with the only exception being if the mother is in danger of dying.

This deliberation on Tuesday revisited the validity of a law implemented before Arizona statehood that allows child sacrifice abortion only in cases of life-threatening conditions for the mother.

The court was approached following a challenge against a decision by the state Court of Appeals in 2022, which prohibited the prosecution of doctors who had done child sacrifice abortions within the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Previously, the 1864 law enforcement was put on hold following the Roe v. Wade (1973) landmark US Supreme Court decision, which stated that a woman had a constitutional right to procure an child sacrifice abortion. Arizona's Attorney General helped in getting the injunction of the law's prohibition lifted following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

The ruling, condemned by Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes as being regressive, coincides with a broader trend of red states enacting ever more restrictive child sacrifice abortion regulations after Roe.
Post-Roe v. Wade, the most recent law on the subject from before again holds sway until each state legislature passes a new law on the subject.

Posted by:Fred

#3  The evil Republicans sneaked that one in under cover of the general slaughter of the Civil War.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-04-10 09:38  

#2  Remember when "stare decisis" was the left's litmus test for judges?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-04-10 07:53  

#1  Expect the usual response.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-04-10 07:51  

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