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Arizona Supreme Court determines abortion law from 1864 is enforceable

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The focus is on a law from 1864, established shortly after Arizona was designated as a US territory by the Senate and decades before it attained statehood. The regulation has remained largely unchanged since 1865, and the near-total abortion ban was codified into Arizona state law in the early 20th century.

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US federal judge blocks Arizona ‘personhood’ abortion law

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US District Court Judge Douglas Rayes Monday blocked Arizona’s “personhood” law from taking effect. This order only affects the “personhood” law and not the other abortion laws on Arizona’s books.

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Arizona appeals court blocks enforcement of 1901 abortion ban

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An Arizona state appeals court Friday blocked enforcement of a 1901 abortion ban, which bans all abortions unless the procedure is necessary to save a pregnant person’s life. Planned Parenthood said, with the stay in place, Arizona clinics will now resume abortion procedures.

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Arizona Attorney General files motion to put execution on hold

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The Office of the Arizona Attorney General (AG) Kris Mayes filed a motion with Arizona Supreme Court to withdraw the requested execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches. Arizona currently has 110 inmates on death row, with three executions already completed this year.

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Navajo Nation AG finds hundreds affected by Arizona sober home Medicaid scams

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Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch announced in a press conference and confirmed in a Monday interview with ABC 15 Arizona that Navajo law enforcement have found 271 Native Americans in Phoenix, Arizona—mostly of the Navajo Nation—who lost housing due to the closure of sober living homes found to have defrauded Medicaid.

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Arizona judge awards governor-elect court fees over former opponent’s failed election lawsuit

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An Arizona district court Tuesday ordered former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to pay Arizona’s governor-elect Katie Hobbs court fees relating to a lawsuit that challenged the outcome of the November election. The case arose on December 9 when Lake challenged her loss in the race for Arizona governor.

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Licensed doctors can perform abortions up to 15 weeks, Arizona court rules

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The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that licensed physicians can legally perform abortions insofar as the fetus is less than 15 weeks old. ” Non-licensed physicians, alongside those that fail to follow Arizona’s other abortion regulations, may still be prosecuted under the 1901 law.