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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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.

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.

Harris since January has been visiting battleground states to highlight local challenges to abortion rights. Arizona was the fifth stop on the tour.

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.

Arizona's Supreme Court has still not announced whether Arizona doctors will be able to continue providing abortions up to 15 weeks, or if the state should enforce a law that would ban abortion almost entirely. But some Arizona abortion providers say they've seen an increase in support for their services amid the legal uncertainty.

Days before last year's Super Bowl in Glendale, Maison Des Champs, who bills himself as the "Official Pro-Life Spider-Man" on his social media accounts, was detained after scaling Phoenix's tallest building to promote his anti-abortion cause.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined 21 other governors to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling limiting access to a widely used abortion drug.

The Biden-Harris 2024 campaign promoted several Roe v. Wade anniversary events in battleground states, including Arizona, where they’re hoping the issue of abortion rights will bring voters to the polls in November.