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Arizona Attorney General Vows Not to Enforce Revived Abortion Ban

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, has been empowered to assume all duties over abortion-related prosecutions.
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Arizona Attorney General Vows Not to Enforce Revived Abortion Ban
Kris Mayes, candidate for Arizona attorney general, speaks at a rally in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 8, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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4/10/2024|Updated: 4/10/2024
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Arizona’s attorney general says she won’t enforce a Civil War-era law criminalizing abortion, after the state’s top court ruled to reinstate it on April 9.

The law in question, introduced in 1864, requires a sentence of two to five years in prison for anyone aiding an abortion, except if the procedure is necessary to avert the death of the mother.

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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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