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A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state

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A stunning abortion ruling this week has supercharged Arizona’s role in the looming fall election.

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  1. Arizona Supreme Court expected to rule on future of abortion access Tuesday

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  2. Will Arizona enforce a Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions in the state? - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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    A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state

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  1. Local News 8

    Arizona Supreme Court expected to rule on future of abortion access Tuesday (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday is expected to decide whether the state’s current ban on nearly all abortions after 15 weeks will stay in place, or if it will revert back to a far narrower 123-year-old penal code with roots in the Civil War era.

  2. Slate Magazine

    Arizona’s Zombie Abortion Ban Is Back. It’s Every State’s Future If Trump Wins. (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that its total abortion ban, a seemingly dead law dating back to 1864, is once again enforceable.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Arizona Supreme Court abortion decision slammed by state Republicans: ‘Today’s ruling is a disaster’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Arizona Republicans blasted the state's near-total abortion ban ruling calling it "archaic" and a "disaster."

  4. The Guardian

    Arizona Republicans denounce revived 1864 abortion ban in sudden reversal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    As the party struggles to talk about abortion, response marks fastest and strongest rebuke of bans since the fall of Roe

  5. Deseret News

    Arizona high court says 1864 near-ban on abortion enforceable (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The law bans nearly all abortions, except to save a mother's life. State AG Kris Mayes, a Democrat, says she won't enforce it.

  6. WNCT Greenville

    Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    WNCT Greenville's feed description

    PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake. The case examined whether the state is still subject to a law that predates Arizona’s statehood.

  7. The Boston Globe

    What to know about the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that reinstates an 1864 near-total abortion ban (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions.

  8. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Arizona GOP block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn't taken effect yet (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban in the state that dates to 1864.

  9. The New Republic

    The Arizona Supreme Court Dragged the State Back to 1864 (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Conservative justices on an expanded court revived a draconian abortion ban that predates statehood—and sets the table for further chaos.

  10. Media Matters for America

  11. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Arizona ruling puts abortion politics in the spotlight in battleground state (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Abortion politics have been thrust into the spotlight in Arizona, where the state Supreme Court’s decision this week to revive a Civil War-era total abortion ban has sent Republicans scrambling to distance themselves and given Democrats new hope they can make gains in the b…

  12. Fox10 Phoenix

    Arizona abortion ruling places state among strictest in US, residents react (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Today the Arizona Supreme Court came down with a ruling that will implement a near-total ban on abortion across the state with an exception for mothers whose lives are in danger mid-pregnancy. Arizonan's are reacting.

  13. The Guardian

    Arizona supreme court upholds near-total abortion ban | First Thing (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ruling opens door for law from 1864 that went unenforced after Roe v Wade. Plus: who is ‘worthy’ of a Hermès Birkin bag?

  14. NewsBusters

    Network Newscasts POUNCE on AZ Abortion Ruling, Hopeful It Helps Biden (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    For lack of a better term, the evening network newscasts pounced- or seized, if you will, upon the Arizona Supreme Court ruling tossing out the state’s 15-week limit on abortion and putting in place the 1864 territorial statute which bans abortion in all instances except to protect the life of the m…

  15. KOB 4

    Arizona's abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it's still legal (opens KOB 4)

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    Doctors and clinic leaders say there’ll be a scramble across the Southwest and West for abortion care. The Arizona Supreme Court said this week officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing abortion except when a woman’s life is at stake.

  16. Arizona Daily Independent

    Arizona Leaders React To Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Ban (opens Arizona Daily Independent)

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    Arizona Daily Independent's feed description

    Politicians, lobbyists, and pundits reacted quickly to the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that the ban on abortion is the state's law. In a 4-2 decision, the Court ruled that the 1864 ban on abortion will take effect in two weeks.

  17. NPR

    State court rules that Arizona should follow restrictive abortion law from the 1860s (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an old law from the 1860s can stand in the state, outlawing nearly all abortions.

  18. The Guardian

    Arizona’s abortion ban is a political nightmare for Republicans in the 2024 election (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Republicans are trying to slow down the car whose brakes they cut – and to convince voters that, if it crashes, they had nothing to do with it

  19. Insider

    Arizona just reinstated an 1864 abortion ban, and some GOP politicians are backing away (opens Insider)

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    Republicans including Kari Lake and David Schweikert are changing their minds on abortion laws after previously supporting Roe v. Wade's reversal.

  20. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Arizona ruling puts abortion at center of 2024 presidential election (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Democrats wasted little time capitalizing on Tuesday

  21. NBC News

    Arizona abortion ruling reactions and Dana-Farber Institute retractions: Morning Rundown (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Arizona Republicans distance themselves from a state Supreme Court ruling on a 160-year-old ban. Dana-Farber Institute retracts studies. Biden calls Netanyahu's handing of Gaza 'a mistake'

  22. Fortune

    Arizona reenacts 160-year-old abortion ban (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Arizona reinstating a 160-year-old abortion ban stokes worries about the revival of the 1873 Comstock Act that could effectively ban abortions nationally.

  23. CBS News

    Keller: Arizona abortion ruling has Republicans denouncing decision in campaign year (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    With the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that bans virtually all abortions in the state, Republicans are denouncing the decision and Jon Keller says it's not hard to understand why.

  24. Wfmy News 2

    Arizona abortion ban: State Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old law (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    The abortion law at the center of the case predates Arizona's statehood.

  25. Washington Examiner

    Arizona Republicans block effort to rush repeal of 1864 state abortion ban (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Republican leaders in the Arizona House and Senate are stalling legislation to repeal the 1864 abortion ban that was upheld by the state Supreme Court.

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