Arizona and Abortion

1864 territorial law now rules

The Dobbs decision inevitably lead to a collision of two laws. The first, passed in 1864 which only allowed an abortion in the case where the mother’s life was in danger. The second law passed a few years ago, set 15 as weeks as the time limit on an abortion.

One would assume that the most recent law would prevail. But there was a “gotcha” clause that sa…