IdealDesperate2732 t1_j2e5q7s wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Reply to comment by bigd10199501 in Court: Abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona law by Freexscsa

ok, but that doesn't answer the question because this is before they're a state.

SingleAlmond t1_j2eg8ek wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:36 PM

AZ was the last state in the lower 48. It didn't become a state until 1912 iirc. Settlers were living there for 100s of years, you cant just erase all those laws and start fresh

bigd10199501 t1_j2e603a wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:27 PM

Because the state had its own constitution of laws and they are grandfathered in. I’m not sure the process but I’m sure there has to be some compromise on some laws so they are more “conducive” to the federal level.