GOP Lawmakers Block Bill to Repeal Arizona’s 1864 Anti-Abortion Statute, Again
Republican leaders claimed a repeal bill for the 160-year-old anti-abortion statute was being rushed.
On Wednesday, Arizona Republicans blocked efforts in both houses of the state legislature to repeal a territorial-era abortion ban. This marks the second time this month that Republicans blocked advancement or even consideration of a measure to overturn the incredibly burdensome law. The law in question — which was passed in 1864, before Arizona was a state — was reinstated last week by the state...