In 1864, the territory of Arizona in the United States passed a law that criminalised nearly all abortions.
Arizona was not even a state at the time of the law’s passage. But now, 160 years later, its state Supreme Court has ruled the near-total ban can go into effect in 14 days. The court’s decision on Tuesday triggers what would be one of the most restrictive state laws to govern abortion access in the US.
Writing for the majority in the four-to-two ruling, Judge John Lopez explained that Arizona’s legislature had never established a right to abortion access in the state.
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