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Arizona's near complete abortion ban

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Published  April 15, 2024 11:23am CDT
What's Your Point?
FOX 26 Houston

Arizona's Governor speaks out against a roll back to an 1864 law on abortion bans

Arizona’s Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs decrying a state court order to revert back to an 1864 law which bans all abortions -except when the life of a mother is in jeopardy.

HOUSTON -  Arizona’s Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs decrying a state court order to revert back to an 1864 law which bans the procedure -except when the life of a mother is jeopardy.

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 Those restrictions pretty much mirror what we have here in Texas - an abolition made possible by the Supreme Court's decision nearly two years ago to allow each state to decide the legality of abortion within their boundaries.

 While the political fall-out here is multi-faceted - the fact that Arizona will be a key battleground state come November can't be overemphasized......with the big "tell" coming from ultra-conservative Senate candidate Kari Lake  who is reportedly urging fellow Republicans in the legislature to repeal the ban.