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FTA, Courtesy of u/LethalSmack:
Two Republicans, TJ Shopes and Shawnna LM Bolick, joined all 14 Democrats to pass the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk
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It didn’t mention it in this article, but the NY Times reported that Bolick directly referenced her own pregnancies in debate, one of which was not viable:
Before casting her pivotal vote, Ms. Bolick stood up and began a long, deeply personal speech describing her own three challenging pregnancies, including one that ended with an abortion procedure in her first trimester because the fetus was not viable.
“Would Arizona’s pre-Roe law have allowed me to have this medical procedure even though my life wasn’t in danger?” she asked.
Like a true Conservative, she only came to her decision because it affected her personally. Still, it was enough to push it through.
Her motivations aren’t even as noble as that. The article goes on to describe how she’s actually just trying to undercut a proposed constitutional amendment:
But Ms. Bolick also railed against Planned Parenthood and Democratic support for abortion rights. She argued that her vote to repeal the 1864 ban could be Arizona’s best shot at curbing the momentum behind a proposed ballot measure to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution.
I heard a clip of her speech on NYT’s The Daily podcast. It was good.
If only she was able to apply that kind of empathy and emotion to issues that don’t affect her personally.
Yeah, conservatives can really step up when their own interests are on the line.
Just their own personal interests though. Only one other Republican voted to repeal, all the rest listened to her speech and voted to keep the law.
RULES FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR MEE (until it matters)
What a misleading title. It makes it sound like the GOP passed it.
Two Republicans, TJ Shopes and Shawnna LM Bolick, joined all 14 Democrats to pass the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk
Yeah, that headline puts a lot on the reader to either already know a lot of context or to click through to the story. I put your quote in the post description so others see it.
The 1864 ban will still be in effect for months though:
After being signed into law by the governor, the repeal can only take effect 90 days after the state legislature has its final adjournment.
Unfortunate— nonetheless, it will be repealed literally as fast as possible.
A quote from the Democratic AG:
Arizona state Attorney General Kris Mayes called the vote “a win for freedom in our state,” but expressed concern that without an emergency clause, Arizonans would still be subject to the near total-abortion ban for some time.
Um, you’re the AG. Just instruct your prosecutors not to prosecute. No one’s going to lose their election because they didn’t prosecute a law from the 1800s that has already been repealed.
The DAs who make those decisions in Arizona are elected at the county level, so the state AG can’t just order them to not prosecute.
And when Republicans WIN BACK the State they can Repeal the Repeal!
