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Democrat Kris Mayes says as Arizona attorney general she would defend abortion rights and protect mail-in voting.
Abortions in Arizona are currently legal up to 15 weeks, although the state attorney general has argued in favor of a total ban on the procedure.
Arizona’s 4th Legislative District covers Paradise Valley north Scottsdale, and north Phoenix, between Camelback Road, State Route 51, and State Route 101.
Abortions in Arizona will continue until at least mid-November, although still limited in scope due to a ban on the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy, passed by the Republican-led state Legislature.
Now, the law governing access to abortions will allow the medical procedure up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. before Roe v. Wade was overturned, the limit was 24 weeks.
Here's how it works: patients will have an ultrasound in Arizona, get a prescription through a telehealth appointment with a California doctor, and then have it mailed to a post office at the California border, all for free.
More than 90% of Arizonans oppose the state’s current abortion ban, a law that had until now been blocked by the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade.