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Abortion ban repeal sparks conversation about Black maternal mortality

Leah Britton, Don Bolles Fellow April 30, 2024

As a mother of three, Democratic Rep. Quantá Crews knows the importance of listening to  pregnant Black women, and respecting their concerns and choices When her two sons were old enough to start...

The third-floor gallery in the Arizona House of Representatives, which was largely full of anti-abortion advocates, erupted in cheers on April 17, 2024, after GOP lawmakers successfully thwarted an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on legislation to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was first added to Arizona law in 1864. 

Courtesy of Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror

Normally quiet legislative proceedings were anything but last week

Leah Britton, Don Bolles Fellow April 22, 2024

As Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives devised and executed a plan on April 17 to block Democrats’ efforts to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, scores of opponents of abortion...

Reproductive rights advocates hold signs at an April 17, 2024, press conference at the Arizona Capitol by the Arizona for Abortion Access campaign. 


Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror

Abortion rights advocates continue to rally behind initiative to amend the AZ constitution

Leah Britton, Don Bolles Fellow April 17, 2024

Advocates behind the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot initiative are pushing forward with their campaign, ignoring continued attempts from legislative Republicans to end access to reproductive health...

Dems say Republicans broke rules by ignoring attempts to force a vote on an abortion ban repeal

Leah Britton, Don Bolles Fellow April 15, 2024

Two top Arizona Senate Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Senate President Warren Petersen and President Pro Tem T.J. Shope for violating procedures by shutting down Democrats’ attempts...

Hobbs vetoes GOP bill aimed at barring homeless people from roadway medians

Leah Britton, Don Bolles Fellow April 12, 2024

A bill aimed at limiting the presence of pedestrians on medians and intersections was one of the five bills vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs earlier this week. The measure, House Bill 2658, would have prohibited...

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