PHOENIX -- The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, advancing the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it.

Leer en español. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed into law a repeal of the state's 160-year-old abortion ban, rescinding one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws after weeks ...

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.

Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban on nearly all abortions is officially being repealed Saturday following a decision in April. ... Then state lawmakers voted on a bill to repeal that law once and for all.

Chaos erupted in the Arizona House on Wednesday as Democrats attempted to repeal the 1864 near-total abortion ban, only to be thwarted by the Republican majority. The raucous event, unusual for ...

FILE - Arizona Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton takes a selfie with Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs after Hobbs signed the repeal of the Civil War-era near-total abortion ban on May 2, 2024, at the state ...

The Arizona Senate secured the votes needed Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban the state Supreme Court controversially reimplemented in April, paving the way for the reversal to ...

Abortion-ban advocates in the Senate on Wednesday gallery jeered and interrupted state Republican state Sen. Shawnna Bolick as she explained her vote in favor of repeal, joining with Democrats.

Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books By . Associated Press. ... Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill to repeal the Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions in ...

Arizona Right to Life, an anti-abortion group, on Wednesday planned to hold rally outside the state Capitol in support of the 1864 ban. The Arizona for Abortion Access coalition was also set to ...

Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton takes a selfie with Gov. Katie Hobbs after Hobbs signed the repeal of the Civil War-era abortion ban on May 2 at the state Capitol in Phoenix.