The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that makes performing an abortion a felony. What does it mean? The 4-2 decision rejected arguments for a 15-week abortion ban and makes the medical procedure almost entirely illegal in the state. The Civil War-era law passed decades before Arizona became a state in 1912. The court lifted the stay on the law, meaning it goes into effect in 14 days. It will make performing or helping a pregnant person obtain an abortion a felony punishable by two to five years in prison. There are no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, but there are exceptions for "when it is necessary" to save the pregnant person's life. Voters can re
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