The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that makes performing an abortion a felony.
What does it mean?
The 4-2 decision rejected arguments for a 15-week abortion ban and makes the medical procedure almost entirely illegal in the state.
The Civil War-era law passed decades before Arizona became a state in 1912. The court lifted the stay on the law, meaning it goes into effect in 14 days.
It will make performing or helping a pregnant person obtain an abortion a felony punishable by two to five years in prison. There are no exceptions for cases of rape or…
