Why has Arizona re-enacted a 160-year-old abortion ban?
Arizona’s Supreme Court has ruled that a 160-year-old law that places a near-total ban on abortions may go back into effect in 14 days.
The court, which ruled 4-2 in favour of reinstating the 19th-century statute, declared on Tuesday that it is now “enforceable”.
“Physicians are now on notice that all abortions, except those necessary to save a woman’s life, are illegal,” it said.
The 1864 ban, introduced before Arizona even became a state in the United States, outlaws abortion from conception with no exceptions, even in cases of rape or incest. Affordable Care Act
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports.
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