Arizona House Republicans halt Democrats&;amp;#039; effort to overturn 1864 law
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Arizona House Republicans halt Democrats&;amp;#039; effort to overturn 1864 law

Chaos erupted in the Arizona House on Wednesday as Democrats attempted to repealthe 1864 near-total abortion ban‚ only to be thwarted by the Republican majority.The raucous event‚ unusual for the chamber‚ came a day after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Arizona';s Civil War-era abortion law stands and laid bare the raw feelings and political divisions swirling around the issue.The fracas started when Rep. Matt Gress‚a Phoenix Republican from a crucial swing district‚...