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Arizona House lawmakers vote to repeal 1864 abortion ban [View all]
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/arizona-democrats-say-they-will-try-again-repeal-1864-abortion-ban-2024-04-24/Arizona House lawmakers vote to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks
April 24, 2024 7:57 PM UTC · Updated a min ago
April 24 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Arizona's House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that may go into effect next month.
In a 32-28 vote, lawmakers decided that the old abortion ban should be repealed. The Arizona state Senate must now also vote to repeal the bill before the 160-year-old ban is knocked down.
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Even if Democrats in Arizona manage to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, restrictions on the procedure would still be in place. Arizona Republicans in 2022 passed a law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Arizona Democrats have tried to repeal the 1864 abortion ban twice in recent weeks but were blocked by procedural means to even bring the measure up for a vote.
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By Brad Brooks
April 24, 2024 7:57 PM UTC · Updated a min ago
April 24 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Arizona's House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that may go into effect next month.
In a 32-28 vote, lawmakers decided that the old abortion ban should be repealed. The Arizona state Senate must now also vote to repeal the bill before the 160-year-old ban is knocked down.
[...]
Even if Democrats in Arizona manage to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, restrictions on the procedure would still be in place. Arizona Republicans in 2022 passed a law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
[...]
Arizona Democrats have tried to repeal the 1864 abortion ban twice in recent weeks but were blocked by procedural means to even bring the measure up for a vote.
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