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High court rules Arizona can enforce genetic issue abortion ban

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed enforcement of a 2021 Arizona law that lets prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome.

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  1. Arizona Mirror

    AG says Arizona territorial ban on abortion now law of the land • Arizona Mirror (opens Arizona Mirror)

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    Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Wednesday that a 158-year old Arizona law banning abortion is now in effect.

  2. NPR

    Arizona's attorney general says a pre-1901 abortion ban is enforceable (opens NPR)

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    Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Wednesday that he will soon file for the removal of an injunction that has blocked a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Arizona attorney general: Pre-1901 abortion ban enforceable (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Arizona’s Republican attorney general says that a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions is enforceable. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his decision Wednesday and said he will soon file for

  4. Winchester Star

    Arizona attorney general: Pre-state abortion ban enforceable (opens Winchester Star)

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    Arizona’s Republican attorney general says that a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions is enforceable. Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his decision Wednesday and said he will soon file for

  5. KVOA Tucson

    Arizona Attorney General: 1901 law that bans most abortions back in effect (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    TUCSON (KVOA) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said most abortions are now illegal in Arizona after his office concluded Wednesday that a 1901 abortion ban was placed back in

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Arizona attorney general says pre-statehood abortion ban is enforceable (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Arizona’s Republican attorney general says that a pre-1901 law that bans all abortions is enforceable.

  7. KYMA Yuma

    Arizona Attorney General: Territorial-era law banning abortions in effect (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    As abortion bans go into effect in states across the US, how strongly the laws are enforced will depend on local prosecutors -- and some are promising not to bring abortion providers to court.

  8. Tucson

    Abortion rules in Arizona remain muddled (opens Tucson)

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    Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says he will ask Pima County Superior Court to dissolve a 49-year-old injunction blocking the state from enforcing its existing laws making it a crime

  9. Fox10 Phoenix

    Abortion now banned in most cases in Arizona, Attorney General says: Here's what to know about ARS 13-3603 (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Abortion, under most circumstances, are now illegal in Arizona, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Here's what you should know about a law that some believe dates back to a time when Arizona was not even a state.

  10. 12News Phoenix

    Arizona can fully ban abortion in just a few weeks, attorney general says (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    The AG's office will ask a judge to lift an injunction on a decades-old law that bans virtually abortions immediately.

  11. Winchester Star

    High court: Arizona can enforce genetic issue abortion ban (opens Winchester Star)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed enforcement of a 2021 Arizona law that lets prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a

  12. NBC News

    Pre-statehood abortion ban enforceable, Arizona attorney general says (opens NBC News)

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    The AG's announcement puts him at odds with Gov. Doug Ducey, who signed a 15-week ban into law and said it took precedence over one from at least 1901.

  13. KYMA Yuma

    High court rules Arizona can enforce genetic issue abortion ban (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed enforcement of a 2021 Arizona law that lets prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome.

  14. Arizona Daily Independent

    SCOTUS Rules Arizona Can Enforce Discriminatory Abortions Ban (opens Arizona Daily Independent)

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    On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a request to allow Arizona’s pro-life law, S.B. 1457, to go into effect, while litigation moves forward. For over a decade, Arizona has prohibited abortion providers from performing an abortion knowing that the procedure is sought based on the sex or race …

  15. Fox10 Phoenix

    Arizona can enforce genetic issue abortion ban, Supreme Court says (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed enforcement of a 2021 Arizona law that lets prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome.

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