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Al Jazeera
Politics
Lorraine Mallinder

DARK SECRETS: Why has arizona re enacted a 160 year old abortion ban - The Real Truth

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes calls the court ruling 'unconscionable and an affront to freedom' and says she will not prosecute anyone under the 'draconian law' [Jonathan Copper/AP]

Arizona’s Supreme Court has ruled that a 160-year-old law that places a near-total ban on abortions may go back into effect in 14 days.

The court, which ruled 4-2 in favour of reinstating the 19th-century statute, declared on Tuesday that it is now “enforceable”.

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