A nearly total abortion ban won’t likely take effect in Arizona now that the state’s most recent legislative session has ended because of the timing of when a repeal that has been passed took place, according to Democrat state Attorney General Kris Mayes.

Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs in May signed a bill repealing the state’s 1864 law that called for imprisoning doctors who perform abortions, after the state Supreme Court upheld the Civil War-era provisions a month earlier, The Arizona Republic reported Monday.

But Mayes said new laws typically don’t take effect until 91 days after the state’s legislative session ends, which was Saturday. This means that the repeal officially wouldn’t take effect until Sept. 14, leaving questions about whether the ban would be enforced until the new law kicks in.

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