Left-wing activists in Arizona say they have gathered enough signatures to advance a ballot measure that would add abortion rights to the state constitution.
Access to abortion in Arizona — union of the group containing ACLU of Arizona, Reproductive Health Affirming, Arizona List, Healthcare Rising Arizona, NARAL Arizona, and Planned Parenthood of Arizona submitted the 383,923 letters needed to meet the requirements of the proposed amendment. It was announced that the petition had collected more than 500,000 signatures, far exceeding the total. November Voting, CBS News report.
dawn penich, The coalition’s communications manager said the group plans to submit signatures near the July deadline and is bracing for potential legal challenges over the bill’s language.
Arizona’s current abortion law restricts abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions. According to the report, the proposed constitutional amendments would “establish a fundamental right to abortion and restrict the state’s ability to enact or enforce laws prohibiting access to abortion procedures.”
“The Arizona Supreme Court is also considering whether to enforce a centuries-old ban that bans nearly all abortions, with exceptions for the life and health of the mother,” the report states.
Tuesday’s announcement about the signature came after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that an abortion voting bill could move forward in the state.
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Arizona is one of more than a dozen states where pro-abortion activists are active. work Codifying the right to kill the unborn child.
“We will do what we do in consultation with the people who are actually affected and who actually understand what is going on: patients, their own health care providers, and their families.” “We wanted to be able to restore decision-making power by doing so,” Penich said.
Leading pro-life group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America previously said the measure would “create an Arizona that is unrecognizable to those of us who live here.”
“This proposal put forward in Arizona by the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and other far-left special interests is aimed at creating an Arizona that is unrecognizable to those of us who live here. “It would force late-term abortions that involve abortion,” said Maria Birnbaum, Arizona state director for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Said In a statement.
“Arizonas believe in protecting unborn babies and serving mothers, and current law protects babies starting at 15 weeks old. From this point on, it is scientifically proven that babies can feel pain. ” Birnbaum continued.
The ACLU and the abortion lobby’s extreme and barbaric vision for Arizona is not what Arizonans believe and is consistent with their own radical policies to eliminate parental rights and eliminate all protections for the unborn child. ing. This proposal is contrary to our country’s values.
If the abortion bill passes on the November ballot, it would require a simple majority for passage.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
