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The Arizona Supreme Court docket delayed enforcement of the state’s just lately revived 1864 abortion ban, in line with an order filed Monday. The order permits for a 90-day keep requested by the state’s legal professional basic.
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the 1864 abortion ban on Might 2, however the repeal is not going to be in impact till 90 days after the legislative session ends, CNN previously reported. The state’s legislature is presently in session, which means the Civil Battle-era abortion ban might come into impact for a short interval.
The keep shall be in impact by means of August 12 so Arizona Lawyer Basic Kris Mayes might contemplate a petition for certiorari to the US Supreme Court docket, the order stated. One other keep might be filed once more, in line with the order.
Mayes stated in a statement she is “grateful” the courtroom stayed the enforcement and stated the earliest the 1864 abortion ban might be enforced is September 26, because of a further 45 days stipulated in a separate case.
“I’ll do every part I can to make sure that medical doctors can present medical care for his or her sufferers in line with their finest judgment, not the beliefs of the boys elected to the territorial legislature 160 years in the past,” she stated.
On Monday, the courtroom additionally denied a movement from Deliberate Parenthood Arizona asking the courtroom to remain the 1864 abortion ban till the repeal of that legislation takes impact.
The repeal of the Civil Battle-era ban earlier this month was a victory for abortion rights advocates, who’ve for years tried to overturn the 1864 legislation that banned abortion in any respect levels of being pregnant, besides to save lots of a mom’s life, and threatened suppliers with two to 5 12 months jail sentences.
CNN’s Rashard Rose and Clay Voytek contributed to this report.