Arizona Governor Signs Repeal Of 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban

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Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban set to be repealed after Senate vote – National

Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate on Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state’s highest court recently allowed to take effect. Fourteen Democrats in the Senate were joined by two Republican votes in favor of repealing the bill, which narrowly cleared the Arizona House last week and is … Read more

Arizona House Votes To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

PHOENIX (AP) — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House. Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats Wednesday to repeal … Read more

Arizona Grand Jury Indicts 11 Fake Trump Electors

PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The eleven people who had been nominated to be Arizona’s Republican … Read more

Arizona Abortion Providers Could Get Special Licenses To Practice In California

A bill introduced in the California legislature Wednesday would allow abortion providers in Arizona to quickly obtain temporary medical licenses to practice in the Golden State ― an effort Democrats say is necessary to keep up with an influx of patients from states that have outlawed the procedure. The proposal comes two weeks after the … Read more

Arizona Democrats Clear Path For Vote On Repeal Of 1864 Abortion Ban

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute. Although no vote was taken on the … Read more

Hillary Clinton Sums Up Arizona Abortion Ban With 1 Scathing Word

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Kamala Harris Blames Trump For Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a campaign event in Arizona on Friday following the state Supreme Court’s recent ruling that an 1864 near-total abortion ban can go into effect. “Here in Arizona, they have turned the back the clock to the 1800s to take away a woman’s most fundamental right, the right to make decisions … Read more

Arizona Ruling Exposes Flaws In Trumps Abortion Stance

After months of trying to forecast where Donald Trump would land on abortion, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee claimed in separate statements this week that he would not sign a national abortion ban and that he believes abortion rights should be left to the states. “Many states will be different, many will have a different … Read more

Joni Ernst Says GOP, Trump ‘Worked Very Hard’ To Overturn Abortion Rights

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has weighed in on the decision of the Arizona Supreme Court to allow an 1864 near-total abortion ban to take effect. The controversial law allows exceptions only if the pregnant person’s life is deemed at risk and includes jail time for providers who perform the medical procedure. In an interview … Read more