Arizona Supreme Court to rule on abortion issue [Video]

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Supreme Court is expected to hand down its most historic ruling in recent history by Tuesday, deciding whether to allow legal abortions up to 15 weeks or reinstate a Civil War-era law that bans nearly all abortions.

The state’s high court announced Monday that it anticipates the filing of an opinion in the Planned Parenthood v. Kristin Mayes/Hazelrigg case by 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday. The ruling will come four months after the court heard oral arguments about two competing abortion bans that were passed 158 years apart.

The landmark case carries far-reaching consequences for women’s health and has the potential to shape the upcoming elections in a key swing state that could decide who wins the White House and which political party controls Congress.

Currently, abortions are legal in Arizona up to 15 weeks of pregnancy under a 2022 law.

Should the justices uphold the …