Arizona's Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved repealing the bill on Wednesday. Abortion in 1864 He enacted a law banning nearly all abortions and sent the bill to the state Senate.
The state Senate is scheduled to consider the legislation on May 1. The 1864 Act is scheduled to come into force on June 8 and will replace the current 15-week abortion ban.
In Wednesday's contentious session, three Republicans joined all Democrats in voting 32-28 against Republican House Speaker Ben Thoma, who had previously blocked the bill from consideration twice. Republicans control the chamber by a 31-29 margin.
Earlier this month, the state Supreme Court ruled that a highly restrictive 160-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions can be enforced, except when it saves the mother's life. , blocked the abortion procedure in all cases.
Asked Tuesday what he thought about Democrats' efforts to repeal the bill in the Arizona Legislature, he said: Abortion ban in 1864 Before it took effect, Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton laughed.
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“I was told that I could withdraw completely tomorrow, but who knows?'' Stahl-Hamilton said. “You never know who's going to lose their nerve, the night before the day or a few minutes before. All I know is we have to keep trying. And Arizona The people of our state need us to continue to do everything we can to repeal this law.'' “
Stahl-Hamilton said Wednesday she was “grateful” that Rep. Matt Gress, one of the Republicans who joined Democrats, allowed Wednesday's vote.
Stahl-Hamilton said the law is “one step closer to repeal.” The bill now heads to the state Senate.
Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs wrote in a post on He urged the Senate to do so. Similarly, “Send the retraction to my desk. Immediately.”
The anti-abortion group Arizona Right to Life is calling on lawmakers to oppose the effort and plans to organize at the state Capitol.
