Arizona Gov Signs Repeal Of 1864 Ban On Abortion

May 2, 2024 News, Politics

The Arizona Republic reports:

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed into law a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, rescinding one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws after weeks of hard-fought political negotiation at the state capitol.

“Today we are doing what 23 governors and 55 legislatures refused to do, and I am so proud to be the ones that got this job done,” Hobbs said, reaffirming in brief remarks that she would “do everything in my power to protect our reproductive freedoms, because I trust women to make the decisions that are best for them.”

About 30 Democratic lawmakers and abortion rights advocates from Planned Parenthood and other groups stood beside the governor as she signed the bill at her office at the Capitol complex.

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NBC News notes: “Under the Arizona Constitution, a fully enacted repeal of a law doesn’t go into effect until 90 days after a legislative session concludes, unless it was passed by a supermajority in both legislative chambers.” The total ban remain in effect until then.



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