Mayes wins extended delay of Civil War-era abortion law ruling to mull appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has further delayed the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to revive a near-total abortion ban from 1864 — and she’s still eyeing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Since the Arizona Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling that the Civil War-era law could once again be enforced earlier this year, the law was repealed by the state legislature. While reproductive rights proponents celebrated the move at the time, they also worried that the legislature’s action would simply delay the ban’s reinstatement, because laws don’t become effective until 90 days after the legislative session ends. But that fear was laid to rest after the lawmakers ended their work in June, which means the repeal will become official on Sept. 14….”

By Molly
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