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Arizona Supreme Court rules state must adhere to Civil War-era law, banning nearly all abortions

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Arizona’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state must adhere to a law that prohibits almost all abortions, except in cases where the pregnant person’s life is at risk. The law stipulates that abortion providers could face prison sentences of two to five years. Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, in her first TV interview since the court’s decision, discusses the impact it will have on women in the state.