04/10/2024

What We Know About the Arizona Abortion Ban

The state’s highest court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions

Arizona’s highest court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for women’s health care and election-year politics in a critical battleground state.

But the law is not immediately in effect. The court put its ruling on hold for the moment, and sent the matter back to a lower court to hear additional arguments about the law’s constitutionality.

Here is what to know about the ruling, the law and its possible impact.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The New York Times.