Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

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Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-ban-repeal-ac4a1eb97efcd3c506aeaac8f8152127

Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions is officially repealed. Saturday marks the day a repeal approved by state lawmakers and signed by the Democratic governor takes effect.

Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday.

The western swing state has been whipsawed over recent months, starting with the Arizona Supreme Court deciding in April to let the state enforce the long-dormant 1864 law that criminalized all abortions except when a woman’s life was jeopardized. Then state lawmakers voted on a bill to repeal that law once and for all.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the bill in May, declaring it was just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona.