Planned Parenthood Arizona is seeking an immediate stay of the Pima County Superior Court's ruling that lifted the injunction on the state's 1864 abortion ban. President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Arizona, Brittany Fonteno released the following statement: "The court's decision has allowed conflicting laws to take effect and has caused immediate confusion."
A near-total ban on abortion in Arizona that was written in 1864 but has been blocked since 1973 can now be enforced, a Pima County judge ruled late Friday afternoon, criminalizing almost every abortion in the Grand Canyon State.