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The Republican Senate candidate may find it tough to distance herself from her past statements in favor of the 1864 law.

It didn’t take long for the panic to set in among Republicans after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday morning to ban virtually every abortion in the Grand Canyon State. Suddenly, some of those who proudly declared their anti-abortion bonafides when it was purely theoretical were staring down a reality that wasn’t so clear cut […] The post This will be the abortion election, and Republicans are bracing for voter retribution appeared first on Arizona Mirror.

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Instead of deflecting, Trump's move places his political fate in the hands of judges and state lawmakers willing to go far beyond where most voters stand.

Instead of deflecting, Trump's move places his political fate in the hands of judges and state lawmakers willing to go far beyond where most voters stand.

U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, R-Ariz., takes questions at a news conference, Feb. 29, 2024, in Phoenix. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Arizona Supreme Courts decision on Tuesday to uphold a near-total abortion ban predating Arizonas statehood has drawn differing reactions from state Republicans who previously claimed to be "100% pro-life" while both local and national Democrats vowed to push to protect abortion access in one of the most politically important states ...

Even Kari Lake, the GOP senate candidate, opposes a total ban. It’s a striking change for Republicans: After decades of tactical advances in the fight to ban abortions, they’re engaging in tactical retreats.

After Arizona's supreme court upheld a near-total abortion ban, the issue could animate the presidential and Senate races in the battleground state.

Donald Trump hoped to sidestep the abortion debate by suggesting he would turn the matter over to individual states, rather than having Congress and the president impose a nationwide ban.

Democrats wasted little time capitalizing on Tuesday's ruling from Arizona's high court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban, organizing press conferences in swing states across the country and blaming former Republican President Donald Trump for eliminating a nationwide right to abortion. The decision from the conservative Arizona Supreme Court sent a shockwave through the battleground state, which is poised to play a pivotal role in November's presidential election while also ...