Donald Trump Says Arizona's Near-Total Abortion Ban Ruling Went Too Far
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But his comments on the issue still left major questions unanswered.
Donald Trump said the Arizona Supreme Court overstepped when it ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old law criminalizing most abortions can go into effect.
Asked by reporters outside his plane Wednesday in Georgia if the ruling “went too far,” Trump replied: “Yeah they did, and that will be straightened out.”
“As you know, it’s all about states’ rights,” he continued, saying he believes Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) will “bring it back into reason.” He did not explain what he thought a reasonable restriction would be, echoing a murky statement he made on abortion days earlier.
The 1864 law is a near-total ban on abortion at every stage of pregnancy that only makes exceptions to save the pregnant person’s life, overriding a 15-week ban that went into effect in 2022. Abortion providers who violate the law could face two to five years in prison.
The law does not immediately go into effect, as the Arizona court stayed it for 14 days to allow a lower court to hear additional arguments.
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