Arizona Senate passes repeal of 1864 abortion ban, sending it to governor's desk

Once signed, the legislation won't take effect for several months.The Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the state's 160-year-old abortion ban

Ahead of her vote, Bolick took a broadly anti-abortion position on the floor -- explaining in detail the three difficult pregnancies she had herself, including the story of her own miscarriage -- but she voted with Democrats, suggesting the repeal of the stricter ban might weaken support for a Democratic-led ballot initiative in November to broaden abortion access further.

But Democrats who have pushed in recent weeks to undo the ban celebrated the successful vote in the Legislature.AP Photo/Matt York The repeal legislation now heads to Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, who said in a statement soon after the vote that she looks "forward to quickly signing the repeal into law."

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