Posted on May 2, 2024
Arizona lawmakers vote by a narrow margin to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban
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The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the Civil War-era ban on abortion that was recently revived by a court ruling, setting the stage for it come off the books later this year.
The repeal passed the Republican-led Senate by a vote of 16 to 14, with a couple Republicans joining Senate Democrats. (Republicans hold 16 seats in the 30-seat Senate.)
The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the Civil War-era ban on abortion that was recently revived by a court ruling, setting the stage for it come off the books later this year.
The repeal passed the Republican-led Senate by a vote of 16 to 14, with a couple Republicans joining Senate Democrats. (Republicans hold 16 seats in the 30-seat Senate.)
Arizona lawmakers vote by a narrow margin to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban
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I don't want us honoring laws about women written during a time when women were forbidden from voting because their voices were considered inferior to men," said Democratic State Sen. Eva Burch of Mesa.
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Arizona lawmakers vote by a narrow margin to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban
Gov. Katie Hobbs plans to sign the repeal of the law that bans nearly all abortions — keeping the state's 15-weeks-of-pregnancy ban in place. But it's unclear when the repeal takes effect
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