California Governor Newsom has a new take on the idea of a sanctuary state. He has officially offered his own state up to Arizona abortion providers who wish to perform their services when a near-total abortion ban goes into effect in Arizona soon.
Arizona ruled in April that an 1864 law banning abortions or the aiding of an abortion was the last known law passed by the state and therefore active. The law was codified first in 1901 and protects the life of an unborn child from conception, only giving the exception when the mother’s life is in danger. A 15-week ban was passed in 2022 by the state, but in the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the 15-week ban was nullified.
In a 4-2 ruling, the court’s majority concluded that the 15-week ban “does not create a right to, or otherwise provide independent statutory authority for, an abortion that repeals or restricts” the Civil War-era…
