Golden state expanded abortion access after Roe was repealed in 2022 while neighboring state is set to enact near-total ban
As Arizona prepares for a near-total ban on abortion to go into effect in the coming months, providers in California are getting ready to welcome a surge of out-of-state clients and live up to the state’s reputation as an “abortion sanctuary”.
California clinics have been treating patients confused by the legal framework in neighboring Arizona ever since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 law enshrining a federal right to abortion, in June 2022.
Arizona has had a near-total abortion ban on its books since 1864, but that law hadn’t been enforced since the Roe decision in 1973. After the supreme court’s ruling to overturn Roe, an Arizona state judge allowed enforcement of the 1864 ban to go back into effect. At the same time, however, Republican lawmakers in the statehouse passed a newer law banning abortions after 15 weeks.
If Democrats don’t turn these states blue then they are dumb asses and independent and different parties need to step up. Unlike on national level independent can win in states. Abortion should be rhe the number one talking point.
They should hammer how Republicans are taking away women rights.
