Where Does Kari Lake Stand On Arizona Abortion Law? Depends Who She Is Talking To


by Talking Points Memo

Talking Points Memo— A local Arizona news outlet published a story last week highlighting remarks the Republican Senate candidate and election denier Kari Lake made to a crowd at an event put on by the Mohave County

LifeSiteNews—Kari Lake downplays Arizona’s strong pro-life law, calls for economic policies to reduce abortion. Kari Lake dismissed the significance of Arizona’s abortion ban and suggested tax cuts and other economic measures are the best way to reduce abortions, despite widespread evidence showing the effectiveness of pro-life laws.

Drudge Report—Kari Lake says 'unfortunately' Arizona isn't enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again. Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake said in an interview with an Idaho media outlet that "unfortunately," her state's near-total abortion ban dating from 1864 is not being enforced, flipping back on comments she made against the law earlier this month, when she called state legislators asking them to repeal it. In an interview with the Idaho Dispatch on Saturday, Lake described the recent court decision upholding the 1864 law: “The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona. But...

Raw Story—Kari Lake flips yet again as she hits opponents of Civil War era abortion law. Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake appears to have changed her position on the state's Civil War era total abortion ban — again.Immediately after the Republican-controlled state Supreme Court allowed the ban — which was passed decades before Arizona even became a state and makes no exceptions other than to save the life of the pregnant woman — to be enforced, Lake came out with a statement condemning the decision, saying, "it is abundantly clear that the pre-statehood law is out of step with...