Enforcement of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban delayed until late September

The Arizona Supreme Court granted a request from Attorney General Kris Mayes to pause its ruling for 90 days.

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror

The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay the enforcement of a 160-year-old abortion ban that mandates prison time for doctors, granting women and health care providers across the state a reprieve until September.

In doing so, the court granted a request from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who asked the justices to delay the implementation of the court’s April 9 ruling on the Civil War-era abortion ban so she could craft an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.