Republicans break ranks on Arizona abortion ban


by TheHill

TheHill— Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Arizona moves closer to repealing 1864 abortion ban The GOP-controlled Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal an 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, after three Republicans broke ranks to vote with all the chamber’s Democrats. © AP The

The Guardian—Arizona’s abortion U-turn points to Republican break from anti-abortion movement. As support for abortion even in states as red as Kentucky and Kansas grows, the GOP appears to be breaking ranks with the hardlinersIn the two years since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, the 50-year-long partnership between Republicans and anti-abortion activists has steadily fractured as political backlash to abortion bans has mounted. But perhaps the biggest crack emerged on Wednesday, when Arizona’s Republican-controlled state legislature moved to repeal the state’s 1864...

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos—Some Republicans expected to join Arizona Democrats to pass repeal of 1864 abortion ban. Two Republican state senators are expected to join Democrats in Arizona on Wednesday to pass a bill to repeal the 1864 abortion ban.

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