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ABORTION

Arizona abortion questions remain a week after Supreme Court ruling

PHOENIX - The question of whether some or all abortions are currently legal in Arizona - and for how long - remains unresolved as the issue goes to judges here.

On Wednesday, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said he will ask Pima County Superior Court to dissolve a 49-year-old injunction it issued in 1973 blocking Arizona from enforcing its existing laws making it a crime to perform an abortion.

He said that was effectively overruled by last Friday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the historic Roe v. Wade decision.

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