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Shhhhh, how else can they brainwash their base by making them think there's doctors so evil that they specifically do abortions?
Why are laws from pre-statehood even valid to begin with? >

Probably a clause allowing laws prior to continue >

Perhaps the question is why haven’t they be revisited? >

Other stuff to worry about than old laws that no one enforced. Like how in PA it's illegal to sing in the bathtub >

I love the old laws that are now completely bonkers because the circumstances that called for them no longer exist.
In some places it is illegal to lie under a public walkway. They made those laws in the days of wooden sidewalks, where you could lie underneath and peek through gaps in the boards to look up ladies skirts. >


a sentence of two to five years in prison for anyone who assists in an abortion

Isn’t it interesting how abortion can simultaneously be murder but also only be punished with 2-5 years in prison? If it’s murder it would clearly fit the definition of first degree murder, which would typically be a life sentence.
It’s almost like even pro-life people know it isn’t murder >

Losts of prolife would want life sentence for doctors, nurses and the women. It’s not the case yet but some states will try >

I mean, Authoritarianism 101 includes the educated, especially doctors and nurses, being labeled a threat to the regime.
It's literally in their playbook lol
Plus they are all religious nuts, so just for that they can piss off IMO >

Isn't this concidered the primary reason Stalin died? He had a stroke and a couple hours later Beria was called in to check on him, as the guards knew better than to disturb Stalin but also knew something was wrong. When Beria arrived Stalin was still alive but because Stalin had gone on a paranoid tirade and had most of the doctors in Moscow arrested and killed/sent to the gulag there were no doctors (or anyone willing to admit to being a doctor) left in the city. >

That wasn't quite what I learned, plus the circumstances of his death aren't exactly concrete (lots of theories floating around, holes in stories, etc). It's possible that was part of it, as I do remember the part about the guards being under orders/deciding not to disturb him. And the part about Russian leaders always treating doctors like shit (an understatement). >

Yeah, I have heard several stories as well, same with Lenin and Hitler. >

Republican Prosecutors: "I'm going to ignore that." >

Yes. A republican AG started this and the law wasn't struck down they just said they won't enforce it.
So I suspect we will hear more shenanigans about this from Arizona soon. >

The Democratic candidate, Kris Mayes, just won for AG after a recount, and she will be sworn in on Jan 5th.  I suspect one of her first actions will be to say that state attornies will not put any resources into enforcement for this law.  She will have the backing of the new Dem governor, Katie Hobbs.  The AZ legislature is almost an even split so any new laws they pass regarding enforcement will be vetoed without the possibility of overturning the veto. >

Could the governor ask for a referendum about those laws? >

I'm not sure about the governor's powers in that respect but any proposition (essentially) can get on the ballot if a % of registered AZ voters signs petition forms regarding the legislation.  There was a petition regarding abortion rights this year that was going around the state but it didn't get enough signatures in time to get on the 2022 ballot.  Time will tell if they will be successful to get on the 2024 ballot. >

The term “abortion doctor” just sucks. They are OBGYNs who perform all sorts of medical procedures but gotta get that inflammatory wording out there. >

Family physicians, internists, and pediatricians as well. >

“Abortion doctor” isn’t a medical specialty. Lets not pretend there are doctors who provide only abortions, and not other lifesaving medical practices.