Arizona governor signs into law measure to repeal 1864 abortion ban
The Guardian - 2024-05-02T20:22:53.000Z

State supreme court had ruled that the near-total abortion ban could be enforced, unleashing unprecedented outrageAfter weeks of national outcry and intense political warfare, Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed into law a measure to repeal an 1864 near-total abortion ban that was passed before Arizona even became a state.The signature of the Democratic Arizona governor is the result of a stunning turn in Arizona politics and the white-hot debate over abortion rights post-Roe v Wade. The 1864 ban,...

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