Current location:world >>
The Civil War raged and fortune
world92People have gathered around
IntroductionWASHINGTON (AP) — As Union and Confederate armies clashed in a bloody fourth year of the Civil War, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Union and Confederate armies clashed in a bloody fourth year of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln tasked one man to create the legal code for Arizona, almost 50 years before the territory became a state.
New York judge William Thompson Howell wrote 500 pages that spanned provisions on dueling, accidental homicides by ax and age of consent that would govern the newly formed territory of fewer than 7,000 people. But tucked within the “Howell Code,” just after the section on duels, was an abortion law criminalizing the administering of “any medicinal substances ... with the intention to procure the miscarriage of any woman then being with child.”
That was 160 years ago. Last week, that same 1864 provision was resurrected by the Arizona Supreme Court, which upheld the near-total ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest, a decision that quickly rippled across the political landscape of one of the nation’s most important presidential battleground states.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Stories news portal”。http://marshallislands.allesfuersjagen.com/article-06c899965.html
Related articles
27th Chinese medical team provide free medical service for Beninese people
worldDoctors of the 27th Chinese medical team provide free medical service for a patient at the Mono-Couf ...
【world】
Read moreU.S. stocks post weekly gains amid tax bill, data
worldU.S. stocks wavered and posted gains for the week, as investors mainly focused on tax legislation pr ...
【world】
Read moreChina calls for better coordination to stabilize shipping in Red Sea
worldChina has called on relevant parties to restore and ensure the safety of the Red Sea maritime passag ...
【world】
Read more
Popular articles
- Xi extends condolences over death of Namibia's Geingob
- Boom in travel to 'ice city' Harbin spurs sales of cranberry products
- World should focus more on small businesses, young people: Jack Ma
- China overtakes India to become the world's largest gold jewelry consumer in 2023
- Feature: African entrepreneurs eye opportunities in China's Xiong'an New Area
- Xi Meets Cambodian Prime Minister
Latest articles
First Hong Kong tour group arrives in Beijing
China cuts 88 bln yuan in logistics costs in 2017
Xi Extends Greetings Ahead of Farmers' Harvest Festival
China discovers new oilfield with over 100 mln tones of reserves
Ndosho Hospital struggles to cope with influx of patients amid armed conflicts
UC Berkeley to host conference on gene
LINKS
- GLOBALink
- 1.52 Mln People Sit China's Civil Servant Exam
- China to Further Integrate Culture, Tourism
- Autumn Harvest Across China
- Chinese Dream Inspires Nation on Journey Ahead
- Farmers Busy with Agricultural Activities on Cold Dew Across China
- More Chinese Mainland Universities Enter World's Top 100 List
- Trade Fair Strengthens Win
- Performance Held to Greet Upcoming Spring Festival in Huzhou, E China
- China Focus: COVID