On April 9, 2024, Arizona’s Supreme Court issued a ruling restoring a law from 1864 that completely bans abortion except in cases when it is necessary to save the mother’s life. This ruling supersedes the 2022 statute approved by the Republican-controlled legislature and signed by a Republican governor, which permits a physician to perform an abortion if the probable gestational age of the fetus is less than 15 weeks. The 2022 statute was passed before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the … [Read more...] about Lawyer Discusses Impact of Abortion Ban on Physicians
