For a third straight week, Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are attempting to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortions after a court concluded the state can enforce the long-dormant law that
Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman.
Three Republicans joined all 29 Democrats in the Arizona House in voting to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions. The measure moves to the state Senate next week.
The Arizona state House has passed a repeal of an archaic law banning abortion, with a small number of Republicans joining with Democrats on the third attempt to overturn the ban. Arizona Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the near-total abortion ban enacted in 1864 was still enforceable.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a bill Wednesday which would expand abortion access for Arizona residents following the state's Supreme Court decision to uphold a near-total abortion ban earlier this month.
Supreme court’s liberal minority shows doubt about Idaho’s argument but would need two conservative justices to vote against it in order to be effective
But Arizona voters may have another chance to weigh in, with a ballot initiative that aims to protect abortion rights until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Activists say they have already
The Arizona House on Wednesday narrowly voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating from 1864, capping three weeks of efforts that have galvanized national attention. The 32-28 vote came after passionate speeches from most Republicans,
The almost-complete ban on abortions in the state could go into effect as soon as June 8 if the State Legislature does not repeal it, the state’s attorney general said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers unveiled an emergency bill Wednesday that aims to give abortion providers temporary protection if they care for Arizona patients in California. The legislation, which is expected to sail through the Democratic controlled California Legislature,
A bill repealing Arizona’s 1864 abortion law headed to the state Senate on Wednesday. It’s the third attempt to repeal the law in the last three weeks. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a law passed in 1864 banning abortions in every case except when it’s necessary to save the mother.
Arizona state lawmakers in the House on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal the Civil War-era abortion ban that was upheld by the state’s Supreme Court earlier this month. Three state Republicans joined the 29 Democratic representatives in approving the bill.
A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House on Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) unveiled legislation aimed at providing a temporary safe haven for Arizona doctors to continue to provide abortions as a restrictive abortion law is slated to be reinstated in the Grand Canyon State.
Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers unveiled an emergency bill Wednesday that aims to give abortion providers temporary protection if they care for Arizona patients in California. The legislation, which is expected to sail through the Democratic controlled California Legislature,
It would apply only to doctors licensed in good standing in Arizona and their patients, and last only through the end of November. Arizona’s 1864 law banning nearly all abortions except if
The Arizona House on Wednesday passed legislation that would repeal the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban, as several Republicans joined with all the chamber’s Democrats. It was the third repeal attempt in as many weeks.
It would apply only to doctors licensed in good standing in Arizona and their patients, and last only through the end of November. Arizona’s 1864 law banning nearly all abortions except if
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a bill Wednesday that would expand abortion access for Arizona residents after the state's Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban this month.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a new bill in the state Legislature on Wednesday that would allow Arizona abortion providers to be quickly approved for work in California, in response to Arizona implementing one of the country’s strictest abortion laws.
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also are questioning the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients.
A policy to guide council members in their personal social media postings passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Though Oakley City Attorney Derek Cole cautioned the city cannot control a councilmembers’ speech on personal social media and has “limited ability” to enforce such a policy,
As state lawmakers push to repeal a near-total ban on abortion, Planned Parenthood of Arizona said it will continue to provide abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy "until the last legal moment."But when that last legal moment is depends on who's talking.
Just over two weeks after Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled that an 1864 law limiting most abortions in the state was valid, California government leaders will seek to pass a law that will allow Arizona doctors to come to the state to provide abortions and related health care to residents of that state.
Idaho’s abortion laws take into account only risks to the life of the mother. The laws are the subject of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments Wednesday. From the sounds of it,
In a vote of 32-28, the Arizona House has voted to repeal the state's abortion ban statute. Three Republicans, Matthew Gress, Justin Wilmeth, and Tim Dunn, joined with all House Democrats in voting yes Wednesday afternoon.