Arizona’s Civil War-era abortion law won’t be enforceable until September, AG says


PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court granted on Monday Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ request to delay the enforcement of the 1864 near-total abortion ban that lawmakers recently voted to repeal.The ruling said the earliest the Civil War-era law could be enforced would be Aug. 12, but the Attorney General’s Office said another 45 days were added to that because of the separate Issacson v. Arizona case. That means the new enforcement date would be Sept. 26.“I am grateful that the Arizona Supreme Court has stayed enforcement of the 1864 law and granted our motion to stay the mandate in this case for another 90 days,” Mayes said in a written statement. “During this period, my office will consider the best legal course of action to take from here, including a potential petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.”The delays could mean the 1864 abortion law is never enforced.Currently, …

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