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Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law‚ sending measure to governor’s desk
Arizona state senators successfully passed a measure to repeal the state’s near-total 1864 abortion ban following a heated and emotional voting session.
Two Republican state senators‚ Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope‚ joined Democrats in a 16-14 vote in favor of repealing the measure. The House passed an identical bill in the lower chamber last week‚ also with several Republican crossover votes.
The Civil War-era law was upheld by the state Supreme Court in April and came into effect due to...