Arizona House Advances Repeal of Near-Total Abortion Ban to the Senate
Demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15.
Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty ImagesPHOENIX (AP) — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House.
Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona's statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. If the Senate approves as expected, Arizona would allow abortions up to 15 weeks.