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I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Hal.

It's Tuesday, April 9th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.

The Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160 year old law that heavily restricts abortions in most cases,

with the only exception being a threat to the life of the mother.

The law officially takes effect in two weeks.

Existing law allows abortions up to 15 weeks.

Planned Parenthood says they will continue to provide abortions up to 15 weeks,

as allowed by the Arizona courts, but will have to wind them down in the coming months.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is putting to bed arguments that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee budget hearing Austin was asked

whether Israel was committing genocide. Here's what he said.

Senator Cotton, we don't have any evidence of genocide being created.

So that's a no. Israel's not committing genocide in Gaza.

We don't have evidence of that, to my knowledge, yeah.

Austin's comments come as the Biden administration has

faced mounting pressure from progressives over US support for Israel.

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