Three Republicans joined all 29 Democrats in the Arizona House in voting to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions. The measure moves to the state Senate next week.
A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a court concluded the state can enforce the 1864 law, which only offers an exception for saving the patient’s life. Three Republicans joined all 29 Democrats on Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona’s statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest.
Democrats are hoping one more Republican will cross party lines on Wednesday so that the repeal bill can be brought up for a vote. There appears to be enough support for repeal in the Arizona Senate, but a final vote is unlikely May 1. The law had been blocked since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision guaranteed the constitutional right to an abortion nationwide. After Roe vs. Wade was overturned in June 2022, then-Arizona Atty. Gen.
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