Arizona Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old abortion ban

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🗓️ 10 April 2024

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Arizona Republic State Politics Reporter Stacey Barchenger puts the Arizona Supreme Court abortion decision in context.

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0:08.0	Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Wednesday, April 10th, 2024. This is the
0:18.8	exit.
0:19.8	Today, what an Arizona court decision means for abortion.
0:27.0	Plus the crumbly parents have been sentenced and we take the temperature on young
0:31.2	voters this election season.
0:34.0	The Arizona Supreme Court yesterday upheld a 160 year old abortion ban that
0:40.0	could close clinics across the state. I spoke with Arizona Republic state politics reporter,
0:45.0	Stacy Barchinger, to learn more.
0:47.5	Stacy, thank you so much for hopping on the excerpt today.
0:50.1	Of course, happy to be here.
0:51.6	So Stacy, let's just start here.
0:53.4	What exactly did the state Supreme Court rule on this?
0:56.0	The Arizona Supreme Court has said that a state law that bans abortions in Arizona
1:02.4	except for it to save the life of a mother is the prevailing law.
1:06.4	This is a law that was first enacted in Arizona in 1864 and affirmed a couple of times since
1:12.2	then it requires two to five years in prison for anyone who aids in an abortion.
1:18.0	Yeah, so what does this really now functionally mean for both the abortion clinics and patients in the state?
1:23.2	Well, it means that in the very near future,
1:26.2	anyone who provides an abortion could be prosecuted
1:30.5	for doing so.
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