Arizona's near complete abortion ban

"Arizona’s 2022 abortion ban is extreme . . . and the near total civil war era ban that continues to hang over our heads only serves to create more chaos for women and doctors in our state." Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs

HOUSTON - Arizona’s Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs decrying a state court order to revert back to an 1864 law which bans the procedure -except when the life of a mother is jeopardy.

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Those restrictions pretty much mirror what we have here in Texas - an abolition made possible by the Supreme Court's decision nearly two years ago to allow each state to decide the legality of abortion within their boundaries.

While the political fall-out here is multi-faceted - the fact that Arizona will be a key battleground state come November can't be overemphasized......with the big "tell" coming from ultra-conservative Senate candidate Kari Lake who is reportedly urging fellow Republicans in the legislature to repeal the ban.