Arizona upholds grim abortion ban — punishable by up to 5 years — that dates back to 1864

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FYI, Heather Cox Richardson put this law into its historical context…

Heather Cox Richardson

April 9, 2024 (Tuesday) Yesterday, former president Trump released a video celebrating state control over abortion; today, a judicial decision in Arizona illuminated just what such state control means. With the federal recognition of the constitutional right to abortion gone since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, old laws left on state books once again are becoming the law of the land. In a 4–2 decision, the all-Republican Arizona Supreme Court today said it would not interfere with t…