Arizona Republicans BLOCK attempt to repeal 1864 law that banned abortion and was reinstated by the state Supreme Court
by Daily Mail
Daily Mail— Arizona Republicans in the state House blocked a second effort to repeal the state's 1864 law banning abortion which has sparked outrage nationwide.
Daily Kos—Once again, Arizona Republicans block efforts to repeal the 1864 abortion ban. After House Republicans repeatedly thwarted a bid to repeal the ban, two Senate Republicans backed a push in that chamber to move the repeal forward. By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror A bid to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban that was written when Abraham Lincoln was president will move forward in the state Senate, while Republicans in the House of Representatives for the second week in a row blocked efforts to repeal the law. On Wednesday, two Senate Republicans supported a...
The Independent—Arizona Republicans block repeal of 1864 abortion ban for second time. State Republicans blocked the repeal effort even after Donald Trump called for a more moderate solution
Daily Kos—Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by the Supreme Court. by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, with three Republican lawmakers breaking from their party to join Democrats in striking it down. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the 1864 law, which carries with it a mandatory prison sentence for doctors who provide an abortion for any reason other than saving a woman’s life, over a 15-week...