It was a time before the West was truly won, nearly 50 years before statehood and six decades before women would get the vote. Arizona in 1864 was a wild and inhospitable place, but it did have laws, including one which banned abortion in nearly all circumstances.
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Now, 160 years on, Arizona's Supreme Court has decided to revive that law, leading to a furious backlash as abortion becomes a major topic in the upcoming Presidential election.
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