Arizona House Republicans Vote Against Hearing Bill to Repeal Abortion Ban

If the state legislature repeals the 1864 abortion ban, Arizona will revert to the 15-week abortion ban signed into law in 2022.
Arizona House Republicans Vote Against Hearing Bill to Repeal Abortion Ban
Arizona Republic photographer Nick Oza and Associated Press journalist Bob Christie report from the gallery of the Arizona House of Representatives in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 7, 2016. AP Photo/Ryan VanVelzer
Jacob Burg
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Arizona’s Republican-led House of Representatives declined to discuss a bill on April 17 that would repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban after the state Supreme Court upheld the controversial law a week prior.

The lawmakers voted not to discuss the measure on the House floor after two previous attempts were also unsuccessful. The law has heightened political tensions in the state since the Supreme Court’s April 9 ruling, with Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake reversing her previous support for the law after former President Donald Trump said it went too far in recent comments.
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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.
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