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The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled to make abortion largely illegal in the Grand Canyon State, reinstating a 160-year-old law that forbids all procedures except those to save a woman’s life. Justice John R. Lopez IV, writing for the court in a 4-2 split decision, said that a 2022 law allowing abortions up to […] The post Abortions are banned in Arizona after the Supreme Court upholds an 1864 law appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.

Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod said Tuesday the Arizona Supreme Court abortion ruling preserves life and the rule of law.

Emotions ran high outside the Arizona State Capitol as residents grappled with the fallout of a recent decision by the state's highest court upholding an 1864 law that severely restricts abortions. Pam Raphael, arriving to deliver frozen treats, found herself consumed with anger over the ruling, joining a chorus of voices denouncing the decision at a nearby rally.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruling that reinstated a 1864 law banning virtually all abortion, has left Republicans scrambling to align themselves with the GOP, without alienating voters in the competitive swing state.