Arizona house votes to repeal near-total ban on abortion
Measure to overturn controversial law first approved in 1864 now heads to state senate, where it is expected to passLawmakers in the Arizona house have voted to repeal a controversial 1864 law that puts a near-total ban on abortion, following weeks of effort in the state legislature to address an issue that put Republicans on the defensive in a battleground state for the presidential election.The measure passed the Republican-controlled house and will now head to the state’s senate, where it is expected to pass, and then to the governor’s desk. Continue reading...
Measure to overturn controversial law first approved in 1864 now heads to state senate, where it is expected to pass
Lawmakers in the Arizona house have voted to repeal a controversial 1864 law that puts a near-total ban on abortion, following weeks of effort in the state legislature to address an issue that put Republicans on the defensive in a battleground state for the presidential election.
The measure passed the Republican-controlled house and will now head to the state’s senate, where it is expected to pass, and then to the governor’s desk. Continue reading...