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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.
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.

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