State supreme court had ruled that the near-total abortion ban could be enforced, unleashing unprecedented outrage
After 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, which only permits abortions to save a woman’s life, had long threatened to return to force, but in April the Arizona supreme court ruled the ban could be enforced.
The decision unleashed unprecedented outrage in a state that promises to be a major battleground in the November elections – and a handful of Republicans, who hold a one-seat majority in the Arizona state house and senate, ultimately broke with the Arizona GOP and joined Democrats to vote for the repeal.
Arizona going Blue in Nov!
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Didn’t you lot say that last time? How’s that working out for you?
Good times ahead. Try that in a small town
#Trump Nation
I live in a small town. My family are farmers. I fly a pride flag in my front lawn, and my sister was the first same-sex marriage in our county. I carry a custom made AR-15 chambered in .300 BLK in the gun rack on my farm truck, and a Taurus in a holster tucked into my belt. Who do you think is gonna take issue with me talking shit about Trump? Everybody knows everybody here, and they’re all aware I’m a leftist. Nobody gives a shit, including my neighbor who flies a Trump flag.
Stop acting like the nation is gonna rise up with you to make Trump emperor, most republicans aren’t idiots.