Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs repeal of 1864 abortion ban

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

May 2, 2024, 4:14 PM EDT


Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed on Thursday a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban that has been on the books since the Civil War, capping a political scramble sparked by a controversial state Supreme Court ruling last month.

Flanked by Democratic lawmakers who helped wrangle the bill through the GOP-controlled Legislature, Hobbs signed the repeal inside the state Capitol one day after the state Senate passed it.

"I've heard from doctors who were unsure if they would wind up in a jail cell for simply doing their job, women who told me they didn't know if it was safe to start a family here in Arizona," Hobbs said at the signing ceremony. "These excruciating conversations are exactly why I have made one thing clear, very clear: This ban needs to be repealed."

Her signature marked the latest chapter in the fight over abortion rights in Arizona following the state Supreme Court’s ruling to reinstate a near-total ban on abortion that first went into effect in 1864, before Arizona had even been granted statehood.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/arizona-governor-signs-repeal-1864-abortion-ban-rcna150364

[LonePirate]

1. Per the article, the repeal does not become active until 90 days after the legislative session ends.

That puts the repeal becoming effective no earlier than August and possibly longer.

[Traurigkeit]

2. Those Republicans sure do a job on regulations and processes to torture the public they "rule" over

[soldierant]

3. I knew Katie would sign it;

i just didn't know exactly ehwn. It was tough getting that through the AZ legislature, and if the 90-day delay is the worsr thing inn it, it's likely a good law.