Arizona’s Supreme Court just re-instated the near-total abortion ban, turning back the clock on women to the territorial era.

Tuesday’s ruling is deeply troubling and utterly predictable since the U.S. Supreme overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, giving states the power to decide the future of reproductive rights.

It’s what Donald Trump and his allies wanted when as president he picked ultra-conservative justices for the high court. They promised not to touch Roe v. Wade during their confirmation hearings, only to gut it once they got the job.

With the fight moving to states, Arizona is now stuck with an 1864 law that prohibits nearly all abortions except to save the life of the mother.........

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