Arizona's 1864 abortion ban, from the court ruling reviving it to its repeal
Gone quiet · last story Dec 3, 2024
What this arc covers
Arizona's near-total abortion ban from 1864: the Arizona Supreme Court's April 2024 ruling that it could be enforced, the Legislature's vote to repeal it and the ban's formal end, California's law letting Arizona doctors perform abortions there, the campaign issue it became, and the November 2024 ballot measure in which voters put abortion rights in the state constitution.
Earliest story we hold Apr 2, 2024 · 23 stories · 176 independent sources (counted once each) · 245 days
Part of Abortion
- The fight over emergency abortions under federal lawJan 2, 2024 – Aug 14, 2026
- Abortion on the ballot: the state measures of 2024 and afterJan 5, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026
- The fight over the abortion pill: mifepristone access and doctors who mail itJan 29, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026
- Arizona's 1864 abortion ban, from the court ruling reviving it to its repealThis arcApr 2 – Dec 3, 2024
- Massachusetts's 2026 law allowing abortion through the whole pregnancyJul 21 – Aug 17, 2026
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Dec 3– 42024Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona10 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
Nov 62024Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution11 articles · 10 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 3 right
Sep 212024With immigration and abortion on Arizona's ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum11 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 2 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Apr 9 – 12, 2024A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state151 articles · 76 independent sources
- Apr 9, 2024Arizona Supreme Court expected to rule on future of abortion access Tuesday
- Apr 10, 2024Will Arizona enforce a Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions in the state?
- Apr 9, 2024Abortions in Arizona: State can enforce 1864 law, supreme court rules113 articles · 69 independent sources
- Apr 24 – 25, 2024Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban73 articles · 48 independent sources
- May 1 – 3, 2024Arizona repealed its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump173 articles · 81 independent sources
- May 1, 2024Arizona Senate approves repeal of 1864 abortion ban
- May 3, 2024Arizona governor signs repeal of abortion ban; focus shifts to election
- Aug 13 – 14, 2024Arizona and Missouri will join 5 other states with abortion on the ballot. Who are the others?68 articles · 43 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
Apr 1May 20Jul 8Aug 26Oct 14Dec 2
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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.
Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 38 | 46 | 24 | 342 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 54 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 109 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 168 |
| May 13, 2024 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| May 20, 2024 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 86 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
30% left · 55% center · 15% right of 176 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 23 stories.
Every storyoldest first
April 2024
Apr 2– 3Arizona Advocates Claim They Have Enough Signatures to Put Abortion Rights on the Ballot9 articles · 9 independent sources4 left, 3 center, 2 right- Apr 9– 12A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state151 articles · 76 independent sources24 left, 27 center, 11 right
- Apr 9Abortions in Arizona: State can enforce 1864 law, supreme court rules113 articles · 69 independent sources21 left, 22 center, 11 right
- Apr 9– 11Biden campaign launches Arizona ad blitz on heels of abortion ruling5 articles · 5 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Apr 9– 12Kari Lake denounces Arizona abortion ban that she once supported23 articles · 20 independent sources9 left, 4 center, 5 right
- Apr 10– 12Trump pushes Arizona lawmakers to "remedy" state abortion ruling that he says "went too far"41 articles · 33 independent sources7 left, 9 center, 8 right
- Apr 10– 13Kamala Harris blames Trump for abortion bans during Arizona visit15 articles · 11 independent sources6 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Apr 11– 18Arizona Republicans block another Democratic effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban64 articles · 42 independent sources13 left, 13 center, 6 right
- Apr 22– 25Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California29 articles · 20 independent sources6 left, 8 center, 2 right
- Apr 23– 24Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift9 articles · 9 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Apr 24– 25Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban73 articles · 48 independent sources11 left, 20 center, 9 right
May 2024
May 1– 3Arizona repealed its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump173 articles · 81 independent sources21 left, 32 center, 13 right- May 14Arizona Supreme Court delays enforcement of 1864 abortion ban22 articles · 17 independent sources4 left, 5 center, 3 right
- May 23– 24Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom32 articles · 22 independent sources3 left, 6 center, 4 right
July 2024
Jul 3Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure24 articles · 18 independent sources3 left, 7 center, 1 right- Jul 27Arizona judge rejects GOP wording for voters' abortion ballot initiative pamphlet11 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right
August 2024
Aug 13– 14Arizona and Missouri will join 5 other states with abortion on the ballot. Who are the others?68 articles · 43 independent sources13 left, 13 center, 2 right- Aug 14– 15Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as 'unborn human being' in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet19 articles · 19 independent sources3 left, 7 center, 5 right
- Aug 21Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on constitutional right to abortion10 articles · 8 independent sources4 left, 0 center, 1 right
September 2024
Sep 14Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books12 articles · 12 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right- Sep 21With immigration and abortion on Arizona's ballot, Republicans are betting on momentum11 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 2 right
November 2024
Nov 6Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution11 articles · 10 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 3 rightDecember 2024
Dec 3– 4Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona10 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right