Arizona House Republicans fended off another attempt on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law that limits nearly all abortions — a law that the Arizona Supreme Court recently upheld over a new 15-week abortion limit.
However, the Arizona Senate left open the door for repealing the 1864 law after two Senate Republicans voted with Democrats to let a repeal effort move forward, according to the report.
“In total, three Republicans in competitive districts joined Democrats to support repeal,” Axios reported. “The razor-thin margins, 30-30 in the House and 16-14 in the Senate, illustrate the tensions that the ruling has generated in this battleground state.”
Senate Republicans’ communications director Kim Quintero told reporters the Senate could do a first reading of the new bill on
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