The law was invalidated in the historic decision of the Supreme Court ruling in the case “Roe v. Wade” in 1973, which protected the woman’s right to decide for herself about abortion. But that ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court in the summer of 2022, and several states have since tightened their abortion laws.
But Arizona is among the states that wanted to go the furthest in the ban by referring to the legislation from the 19th century. The issue has been politicized in Arizona, and the law has been put on hold pending final legal rulings.
In an earlier ruling, an appeals court ruled that it would not be a crime to carry out abortions before the fifteenth week of pregnancy.
“The ruling is a result of the agenda of extreme Republican elected officials determined to tear away women’s freedom,” President Biden said in a statement, according to Reuters.