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Nov 7, 2022 · Arizona abortion rights advocates have been fielding confusing abortion laws in the state for months. Now, those advocates say the midterm elections are critical for determining access to abortion ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Democrats in Arizona and across the country credited their focus on abortion rights with staving off an expected red wave during the 2022 midterm elections. Since then, abortion rights...
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Dr. Gabriella Goodrick, who has provided abortion care in Arizona since 1999 through her clinic, Camelback Family Planning, has had to close her doors twice this year. The first time was after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in June, and the second in September, when a judge ruled a territorial-era ban on abortion could be enforced in Ari...
"I think abortion was a significant issue in this race, but it wasn't the only issue," said Paul Bentz, an Arizona pollster and senior vice president in research and strategy at the consulting firm Highground. It appeared to be a "significant force" in several races, he said, including the Senate showdown between Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly and...
The issue of abortion rights was particularly significant in certain races, Bentz said. Senate victor Kelly used his hefty war chest on advertisements that painted Masters as an extremist on abortion, using the Trump-backed candidate's own past stances against him. Bentz also cited the race in Legislative District 4, in which Democrat Christine Mar...
In her victory speech, Hobbsstressed her commitmentto abortion rights. "I will do everything in my power to repeal the draconian 1864 abortion ban that puts so many women’s lives at risk," she said. "I will use every tool at my disposal to restore the reproductive rights that we’ve been guaranteed for the last 50 years. A woman’s medical decision s...
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May 2, 2024 · Updated 1:22 PM PDT, May 2, 2024. PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the state’s law books, but not from the campaign trail. Even as Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed a repeal of the law — one day after the state Senate passed it — Democrats running in the battleground state say they will make the ...
May 1, 2024 · The focus on abortion rights propelled Democrats in the midterm elections, when candidates harnessed voter anger over abortion restrictions to overcome challenging national headwinds in key...
Nov 9, 2022 · Washington CNN — Voters in key states on Tuesday made their support for abortion rights clear, affirming a months-long push by Democrats to act on a number of ballot measures in the wake of the...
