Abortion
Republican Kari Lake on Tuesday denounced an Arizona Supreme Court ruling reviving a near-total ban on abortion in the state — a law she previously praised as a gubernatorial candidate less than two years ago.
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Apr. 9, 2024
After the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in Arizona, Democrats — and some Republicans — are calling on the state Legislature to repeal the territorial-era ban.
Apr. 9, 2024
Abortions will soon be outlawed in Arizona except in cases where a pregnant person’s life is at risk. The state Supreme Court has ruled Arizona should follow a restrictive abortion law dating back to the 1860s.
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→ Dems and some GOP call for repeal of near-total abortion ban
Apr. 9, 2024
The Second Gentleman of the United States told campaign volunteers in Phoenix that he thinks President Joe Biden will again carry Arizona in the 2024 Presidential election.
Apr. 8, 2024
Abortion is currently allowed up to 15 weeks of gestation in the state, based on a law passed in 2022. The justices are considering whether the state should continue following the 15-week law, or if it should enforce a near-total abortion ban dating to the 1860s.
Apr. 8, 2024
Abortion rights advocates are one step closer to getting an initiative on the Arizona ballot, and GOP leaders are pushing for stricter immigration measures. Stacy Pearson of Lumen Strategies and Matt Benson with the firm Veridus joined The Show to talk about the week’s headlines.
Apr. 5, 2024
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling attention to Democrats’ efforts to expand abortion rights in Arizona. Whitmer spoke at a campaign event for President Joe Biden on Wednesday at a downtown Phoenix coffee shop.
Apr. 3, 2024
Planned Parenthood Arizona’s Phoenix clinic on Tuesday began offering vasectomies for the first time in over more than a decade, according to the organization's chief medical officer, Dr. Jill Gibson,
Apr. 2, 2024
More than half a million Arizonans have now signed a petition to put an abortion rights measure on this year’s ballot. Organizers need to submit 383,923 signatures from registered Arizona voters by July 3 to qualify for the ballot.
Apr. 2, 2024
Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a legal effort asking justices of the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that prohibits most abortions in Idaho and safeguard emergency abortion care.
Apr. 1, 2024
Mayur Dev, head pharmacist at Phoenix's Fairmont Pharmacy, will be closely watching a case at the U.S. Supreme Court governing access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
Mar. 28, 2024
Last week, a Democratic state lawmaker told her colleagues on the Senate floor that she planned to get an abortion in the coming days and she hopes her story will aid efforts to put abortion access on the ballot in November.
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Mar. 26, 2024
Democratic state Sen. Priya Sundareshan, the sponsor of an Arizona bill seeking to guarantee the right to contraception, spoke about it with The Show.
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Mar. 21, 2024
A state lawmaker told her colleagues on the floor of the Arizona Senate that she plans to get an abortion and decried the state’s laws that restrict access to the procedure.
Mar. 18, 2024
Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes on Wednesday issued a consumer alert about anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. Now, Republican lawmakers are calling on Mayes to retract the alert.
Mar. 14, 2024
House and Senate Republicans used their rules Wednesday to block a vote — or even a debate — on a proposal to enshrine the right to contraceptives in Arizona law.
Mar. 13, 2024
There are more crisis pregnancy centers than there are licensed abortion clinics in Arizona. In a consumer alert issued Wednesday, Mayes said these anti-abortion nonprofits may look like women’s health centers, but they usually don’t advertise that they don’t provide abortions and they are rarely licensed medical facilities.
Mar. 13, 2024
Harris since January has been visiting battleground states to highlight local challenges to abortion rights. Arizona was the fifth stop on the tour.
Mar. 8, 2024
As abortion continues to be one of the issues that’s dominating political discussion in the United States, one European country is taking steps to become the first in the world to enshrine the right to an abortion in its constitution.
Mar. 4, 2024
Jill Biden made a campaign stop in Tucson on Saturday as part of the “Women for Biden-Harris” tour. Grassroots group Arizona List held the pro-choice rally featuring her at the Fox Theater. The first lady addressed the crowd with concerns for women.
Mar. 3, 2024
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