Ariz. Dems Get Enough Senate Votes to Repeal 19th-Century Abortion Ban
Ariz. Dems Get Enough Senate Votes to Repeal 19th-Century Abortion Ban
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Ariz. Dems Get Enough Senate Votes to Repeal 19th-Century Abortion Ban
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.
GOP Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope, both vocal opponents of the Civil War-era ban, joined Democrats and backed the repeal.
A couple Arizona Senate Republicans crossed over Wednesday to help Democrats repeal the state’s 1864 ban as national Republicans hope to avert electoral punishment.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the bill, which would repeal a ban on nearly all abortions that has been law since before Arizona was a state.