Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban

FILE - Protesters in Phoenix shout as they join thousands marching around the Arizona state Capitol after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision on June 24, 2022. Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, meaning clinics statewide will have to stop providing the procedures to avoid the filing of criminal charges against doctors and other medical workers. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)