Arizona's Republicans blocked attempts by Democrats in the state legislature to advance bills repealing the state's 1864 abortion law. The state Supreme Court decision paved way for one of the strictest abortion laws in the U.S. to take effect without exceptions for rape or incest. Trump said Arizona ruling 'went too far' but called it a 'states' issue'
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs called for the immediate repeal of an Arizona law from 1864 that effectively bans all abortion in the state except when a woman's life is at stake.
Democrats in Arizona attempted Wednesday to repeal a law banning nearly all abortions in the state that is set to take effect because of a state Supreme Court decision a day earlier, but they were blocked in both chambers by Republicans. The action took place in both chambers of Arizona’s Legislature. In the House, Phoenix
A decision by Arizona’s highest court upholding an 1864 ban on nearly all abortions created chaos and confusion across the battleground state on Wednesday. Patients scrambled for answers and Democratic lawmakers shouted “Save women’s lives!” as their efforts to repeal the law were frustrated by Republican leaders. Democrats, who have criticized the decision resurrecting a 160-year-old abortion ban that has no exceptions for rape or incest, quickly tried to push bills through the...
According to AP VoteCast, 6 out of 10 Arizona voters in the 2022 midterm elections said they would favor guaranteeing legal abortion nationwide.
According to AP VoteCast, 6 out of 10 Arizona voters in the 2022 midterm elections said they would favor guaranteeing legal abortion nationwide.
According to AP VoteCast, 6 out of 10 Arizona voters in the 2022 midterm elections said they would favor guaranteeing legal abortion nationwide.
Flip-flop stymies Democrats after state supreme court rules that 1864 law with no exceptions for rape or incest can go into effectRepublicans in Arizona halted an effort by Democrats on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law banning almost all abortions, which the state supreme court this week ruled could go into effect.The move came after Republican lawmakers in the state had denounced the court’s decision, including some who previously expressed support for the law. Donald Trump and other...
The Pima County Board of Supervisors overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls for an end to an 1864 law that effectively bans abortion in Arizona.
Arizona Republicans stalled an effort on Wednesday to vote on a bill that would repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is "enforceable."
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the head of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, is spearheading the upper chamber’s internal debate on what to do about the popular China-owned app
Polish lawmakers voted Friday to move forward with proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe.