Arizona Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a law from 1864 that bans nearly all abortions in the state.
The 160-year-old law - which predates Arizona becoming a US state - makes performing an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison, except when the mother's life is at risk.
Questions have emerged since, about what it means for the legality of abortion in Arizona now and in the future.
The procedure has been available and legal in the state up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
This availability is now in jeopardy after Arizona's highest court upheld the 1864 law banning abortion.
The court has put the law on hold for 14 days and sent the case back to a lower court to hear additional arguments.
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