Matt Gress, a Republican in a moderate slice of Phoenix, was in line at his neighborhood coffee shop Thursday when a customer stopped and thanked him for voting to repeal an 1864 law that bans abortion in Arizona.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that this same 160-year-old territorial law that bans abortion – unless the pregnant person’s life is in danger – will go into effect. Since that ruling,
Latinas are the largest group of minority women impacted by abortion bans like the one approved by the Arizona Supreme Court, according to a 2023 report by the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National LatIna Institute for Reproductive Justice.
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,
Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both staunch reproductive rights advocates who ran on promises to protect abortion access, unveiled a website on Thursday that includes information on Arizona’s changing abortion laws and connects women seeking a procedure with providers.
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 Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill that would repeal the state s near-total ban on abortion amid a divided government and an upcoming referendum that could establish a right to
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has launched a website addressing questions and concerns about abortion access in the state amid an ongoing legal battle. ABC15's Katie Raml spoke one-on-one with Governor Hobbs Wednesday about the website that launched Thursday at ReproductiveHealth.
Newsom announced an “emergency bill” in response to restrictions on abortions in Arizona, in another distraction and excuse to increase his profile rather than prioritizing California.
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.
After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, with three Republican lawmakers breaking from their party to join Democrats in striking it down.
Politics / Arizona’s 1864 abortion law has local party leaders flailing to avoid alienating voters. Sasha Abramsky With abortion now at the forefront of the election campaign, Arizona Republicans spent the week tying themselves in knots in an effort to appease both those who want a total abortion ban,
Gov. Gavin Newsom sought to make California a haven for abortion rights. Now he’s trying to bring women in neighboring Arizona under those protections. Wednesday, members of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and Newsom formally introduced a bill that would enable Arizona doctors to temporarily provide abortion services for their patients traveling to California through Nov.
An Arizona group is campaigning to unseat Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn H. King over the court's controversial ruling to uphold the state's 1864 abortion ban.
Arizona's Supreme Court banned all abortions, except when a mother's life is in danger. State of Nevada looked at the potential impact on the medical community and more in Nevada.
The chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Arizona said Thursday abortions could soon become unavailable — at least for some time — even if lawmakers repeal the 1864 ban.
As state lawmakers push to repeal a near-total ban on abortion, Planned Parenthood of Arizona confirmed that 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.
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.
If the proposed repeal wins final approval from the Republican-controlled Legislature and is signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, a 2022 statute banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy would become the prevailing abortion law.
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.
About a dozen community members rallied in downtown Nogales last Friday as the Santa Cruz County Democratic Party continued to gather signatures for the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure
In an exclusive interview, NPR's A Martinez talks with California's Gov. Gavin Newsom about a bill that would let doctors from Arizona circumvent state restrictions to perform abortions in California.
PHOENIX - A bill that will repeal a near-total abortion ban in Arizona has been passed by State House lawmakers on April 24. The bill, known as HB 2677, would repeal a piece of Arizona law that can trace its roots back to the 1860s.