Arizona House votes to repeal state's 1864 abortion ban

>> FOLLOWING NEVADA, GEORGIA AND MICHIGAN. KATIE, SO THANK YOU. NOW TO OTHER BIG STORY. ABORTION IN ARIZONA. THE STATE HOUSE ADVANCING A REPEAL OF THE STATE'S NEAR TOTAL ABORTION BAN. TO THE SENATE. NOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, 3 REPUBLICANS MOVING OVER TO SIDE WITH DEMOCRATS PRESS JUSTIN WILMOTH AND TIM DUNN. REACTION WAS STRONG FROM LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. >> I'M DISGUSTED AND DISAPPOINTED. THE ISSUE OF LIFE AND PROTECTING THE DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN PERSON HAS BEEN FOUNDATIONAL TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THINK THE MOST OF THE LAST 2 WEEKS IS JUST CATCHING UP WITH WE KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA, A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA WANT THIS LAW TO GO INTO TO REPEAL. >> ALL OF THIS COMES MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE PRIEST STATEHOOD NEAR TOTAL BAN. ABC 15 IS ASHLEY HOLDEN TRACKING THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THIS ONGOING BATTLE. ALL EYES WERE ON THE STATE CAPITOL WEDNESDAY AS LAWMAKERS RETURNED. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT ARIZONA'S NEED TO BRACE THEMSELVES EVERY FEW YEARS IN HOPES THAT THEIR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS WON'T CHANGE. THERE ARE OTHER IT'S THE PRO LIFE MOVEMENT THAT IS REALLY THE PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOLLOWING THE STATE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON A NEAR TOTAL ABORTION BAN. A REPEAL OF THAT LAW WHICH DATES BACK TO 18. 64 REACHED A VOTE IN THE HOUSE. PARTS >> AS AS THE PUSH FOR REPEAL NOW HEADS TO THE SENATE LAWMAKERS AND OTHER ARIZONA LEFT FEELING EMOTIONAL. I'M VERY HOPEFUL AND THE SENATE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PASS VERY DISAPPOINTED IF APPROVED AND SIGNED INTO LAW, THE STATE WOULD LIKELY OPERATE UNDER THE CURRENT 15 WEEK ABORTION BAN ABC, 15 TALKING TO ABORTION PROVIDERS LIKE CAMELBACK FAMILY PLANNING JUST HOURS AFTER THE VOTE. THIS IS MAJOR. >> THIS IS MAJOR A GOOD START. HOPEFULLY IT WILL CONTINUE. DOCTOR BARBARA ZIV LEFT HOPEFUL AS THEIR TEAM WATCHES THIS PLAY OUT FROM THE PRACTICE. SOME TRYING TO BE EXTREMELY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS. I REALLY DO WANT TO WORK. I WANT THIS ABC, 15 WATCH WEEKS AGO WAS LYNN DIRE LEARNED ABOUT THE STATE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON THE NEAR TOTAL ABORTION BAN. DYER SITS AT CLINICS DAILY OFFERING WOMEN OTHER RESOURCES. SO THAT VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME, IS TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN JUST >> FLIP EASILY. LYNN TELLING ME OVER THE PHONE WEDNESDAY SPOKE WAS HARD TO PROCESS AND SHE WON'T STOP FIGHTING AGAINST ABORTION. I STILL I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND I JUST THAT MEANS I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THERE TO THE CAPITOL NEXT WEDNESDAY AS WE AWAIT A SENATE VOTE ON A POSSIBLE REPEAL. PLANNED PARENTHOOD TELLING ABC 15 THEY HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A MANDATE FROM THE COURT STEMMING FROM THE RECENT RULING ON THE NEAR TOTAL BAN. >> ATTORNEY GENERAL KRIS MAYES OFFICE CONFIRMING THE BAND WOULD NOT BE IN PLACE UNTIL 45 DAYS AFTER THAT MANDATE. >> THE STUDENT'S THE SENATE COULD VOTE IS NEXT WEEK. BUT THIS NEW BILL DOES NOT INCLUDE AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE. SO WOULDN'T GO INTO EFFECT U

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Published: Thu Apr 25 2024