Update: Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the repeal into law on May 2, although it’s still unclear when it will take effect. The Arizona Senate on Wednesday finalized repealing a near-total abortion ban that the state Supreme Court ruled in early April trumps a 15-week restriction that was implemented in 2022…
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After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House 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 gestational ban passed in 2022. …
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