Civil War-Era Law Upheld to Ban Abortion in Arizona

The Arizona Supreme Court has decided to uphold a Civil War-era law that bans abortion. A law on the books from 1864 is enforceable, according to Arizona judges. The year in which that law was passed, 1864, was before human chattel slavery was outlawed, and almost 50 years before Arizona was officially part of the United States. The law makes abortion a felony punishable by two to five years in prison. But the ban may be overturned at the polls in November. The 1864 law goes back into effect in 14 days.

[carlos]

Wait this law was passed BEFORE Arizona became a US state ?

[generatormike]

ok so men do not have to pay child support going forward, as he had no choice

[allegrap]

What about the civil war era laws on fornication and adultery?

[JS-cevd]

They listen to this law but not the 14th amendment. Very convenient, hear and follow what seems right to you even though inconsistent.

[coolerheadsprevail]

Cue the abortion vote. Abortion always gets super heated around election time. Then cue then democratic savior.

[Smoknn]

why don't they ever show the pro-life side, ,

[queenmonicaSHEHER]

Why is everyone acting like they can’t change the law 🙄 the ruling literally just said since they hadn’t repealed the law yet it still applies 🙄🙄🙄

[Justas]

So the old women is angry that her daughter no longer has the right to murder her grandchild?

[CMDRMedievall]

Ban child support! It's the fathers body so it's his choice what he has to perform manual labor to provide money for!

[TheSpokenWizard]

This is designed to add a measure to the ballot for women to turnout for the democrats in Arizona.

[kuma]

No uterus no opinion is the most outrageous argument I’ve ever heard

[gashgoblin]

It's up to the state. If you don't like it then move to state that agrees with you.

[Frenite]

What was evil in 1864 is still evil today

[victorguzman]

They my say "my body, my choice" but it's not their bodies that get dismembered and pulled limb by limb.

[NHLblkgurl]

Well this sure will enrage a bunch of left wing angry lesbians.

[lwshsso]

Where do they find so many women to make 🪧 signs and get clutch your pearls crazy?

[michaelmichael]

They sure took a long month long time to count the results of the gubernatorial election….

[samcalvinist]

Abortion should ONLY be legal under certain Circumstances (when life of mother is in danger or in cases of Rape or Incest), Safe and more Importantly RARE.

[alkebulanblacksuperheroes]

" It's a dark day in Arizona ", that you don't have the right to kill your unborn child 🤔.... How does that even make sense, I wonder if she would still have that opinion, if she found out she was nearly aborted by her parents 😏

[IamLegendaryguy]

Can you make more videos about New Jersey’s, earthquake, Taiwan earthquake, and the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse situation