OAN’s Avril Elfie
4:53 PM – Wednesday, May 1, 2024
The Arizona Senate has voted to repeal an 1864 abortion ban that was recently ruled enforceable by the Arizona Supreme Court.
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Two Senate Republicans, Shauna Bolick (R-Ariz.) and TJ Schopf (R-Ariz.), joined all 14 Democrats in the divided chamber to support the physician dispatch authority. Approved the repeal of Civil War-era laws. Sent to prison for having an abortion.
In a speech before the key vote, Bolick made clear his opposition to reproductive health organizations and abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, while also making clear his opposition to reproductive health organizations and abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, who have severe pregnancy complications and who are “limited.” She shared stories of various women who needed care. Under the Act of 1864.
But in a plot twist, Bolick unexpectedly reveals as she concludes her 21-minute speech that the numerous anonymous women’s pregnancies she featured were all actually her own personal experiences. did.
“Would pre-Roe Arizona law have allowed this medical procedure even if my life wasn’t in danger at the time?” Bolick asked rhetorically at one point. She was referring to dilation and curettage procedures required during the first trimester of a nonviable pregnancy.
“It was very difficult to get a ‘D and C’ early in the pregnancy because the baby wasn’t viable,” Borick asserted.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s campaign, as usual, laid the blame for the state of reproductive rights in the state on former President Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement released by Biden: “Arizona Democrats have worked to undo the devastating chaos caused by President Trump and his extremist allies, but we have made exceptions for rape and incest. The state’s existing ban remains in effect.” re-election campaign.
The repeal bill now heads to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.), who said in a statement shortly after the vote, “I look forward to quickly signing the repeal bill.”
Once signed by Hobbs, the repeal will take effect 90 days after Congress adjourns and must take effect by June 30.th.
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