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by Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 11, 2024
The Arizona Supreme Court has enforced a 160-year-old abortion ban, effectively banning abortion care in the state, joining a growing list of similar places in America with similar mandates.
This law, enacted in 1864, made abortion a felony punishable by imprisonment for anyone involved in performing or facilitating an abortion, with an exception only if the woman’s life is at
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