Arizona House Passes Bill to Scrap 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban
by Breitbart
Breitbart— Arizona representatives voted to repeal an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions after a few Republicans joined Democrats in passing the bill.
The Guardian—Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban. Democrats pick up support of two Republicans to repeal law reinstated three weeks ago, with governor expected to ratify repeal.
MSNBC—Arizona Senate passes repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864. Arizona is moving ahead to reverse a near-total abortion ban that's been on the books since 1864 after the state Senate narrowly voted on Wednesday to repeal the law, revived last month by the state Supreme Court. The vote passed 16-14, with two Republicans joining the Democrats to send the bill to the governor’s desk. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, has said she will sign the legislation. During the vote, several Republicans criticized the Democrats for "fast-tracking" the legislation through the...
Drudge Report—Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban. On their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona state House lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would repeal the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battleground state’s Supreme Court earlier this month. After a dizzying course of votes throughout the afternoon, three state House Republicans joined Democrats in approving a repeal of the Civil War-era law that made abortion a felony punishable by two to five years in prison for anyone who performs one or helps a...