Attorney General Kris Mayes has issued a statement in response to the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to grant her motion for an additional 90-day stay of the mandate in the case of Planned Parenthood vs. Hazelrigg.
"I am grateful that the Arizona Supreme Court has stayed enforcement of the 1864 law and granted our motion to stay the mandate in this case for another 90 days," Mayes said. "During this period, my office will consider the best legal course of action to take from here, including a potential petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court."
According to Mayes, under relevant court orders, the earliest date that the 1864 law can take effect is now September 26, 2024. This calculation includes both the newly granted 90-day period and an additional 45 days stipulated in a separate case, Isaacson vs. Arizona.
Mayes also expressed her ongoing disagreement with how this case was decided. "I continue to believe this case was wrongly decided, and there are issues that merit additional judicial review," she stated.
The Attorney General concluded by reaffirming her commitment to protecting medical practitioners' ability to provide care based on their professional judgment rather than outdated beliefs. "I will do everything I can to ensure that doctors can provide medical care for their patients according to their best judgment, not the beliefs of the men elected to the territorial legislature 160 years ago," she declared.