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In another case of #PublicDisservice:

#HouseRepublicans in #Arizona on Wed scuttled another effort to repeal the state’s 1864 #law banning #abortion, defying pressure from prominent #Republicans …who had urged them to toss the #AbortionBan that many voters viewed as #extreme & archaic.

#ArizonaSupremeCourt’s ruled last wk to uphold the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban.

#AbortionRights #ReproductiveRights
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/arizona-abortion-ban-repeal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Arizona Republicans Splinter Over Repeal of 1864 Abortion Ban

The State Senate introduced a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War, while the House blocked an effort to do so.

The New York Times
Apr 17, 2024 at 7:53pmWeb
Show threadNonilexApr 17, 2024

Repealing the 1864 #AbortionBan would revert #Arizona to a 15-week ban.

#Republicans initially resisted Democrats’ attempts to repeal the #law last week. But as Democrats slammed the ban — which allows only an exception to save the life of the mother, & says #doctors prosecuted under the law could face fines & #prison terms of 2-5 yrs.

#AbortionRights #ReproductiveRights