Today, the Arizona House of Representatives convened in the legislative chambers at the State Capitol, where House Democrats attempted to bring forward Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton’s bill (HB2677) to repeal Arizona’s total abortion ban. However, GOP Rep. Matt Gress voted for a recess instead.
OPINION: Republicans have ushered in an unpopular, total ban on abortion in Arizona. It's time to reject this law—and vote out any lawmaker that supports it.
The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the legal landscape within the state around terminating pregnancies. RELATED: Arizona Republicans...
Anti-abortion politicians have spent years paving the way for a total ban on abortion services. Now, they’re pivoting away from this wildly unpopular policy.
In response to today's Arizona Supreme Court ruling that a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable, Gov. Katie Hobbs said, "I refuse to allow extremist county prosecutors to use this abortion ban to lock up women and doctors seeking or providing needed healthcare."
The Arizona Supreme Court Tuesday announced the reinstatement of an 1864 law that criminalizes abortion care of any kind, except to save the life of the mother.
Organizers for the Arizona Abortion Access Act have gathered more signatures than any other citizen’s initiative in state history.
The former president has suggested he might support a 15-week nationwide abortion ban, cozied up to members of the anti-IVF movement, and is aligned with groups who want to further restrict reproductive freedom.
Abortion in Arizona is still under attack by Republican courts and lawmakers. A small handful of out-of-state providers, however, can offer online abortion medication.
Tuesday’s hearing marks the first time the right-wing Court has listened to a case relating to abortion access since their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022.
