Appeals Court Blocks Near-Total Abortion Ban in Arizona

Appeals Court Blocks Near-Total Abortion Ban in Arizona
A pro-life activist holds a plastic fetus in a protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on June 23, 2022. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
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The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily blocked a 150-year-old law in the state that bans nearly all abortions.

The three-member panel’s ruling (pdf) comes after a state judge ruled on Sept. 23 (pdf) to lift an injunction against the abortion ban, which makes it a crime to provide an abortion unless the mother’s life is in danger. On Sept. 30, the judge—Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson—rejected an effort by abortion activists to freeze her order (pdf).
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