{"id":2217048,"date":"2024-04-10T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T04:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gov-katie-hobbs-condemns-republicans-by-tracing-states-abortion-law-to-dobbs-decision\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T00:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T04:19:46","slug":"arizona-gov-katie-hobbs-condemns-republicans-by-tracing-states-abortion-law-to-dobbs-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gov-katie-hobbs-condemns-republicans-by-tracing-states-abortion-law-to-dobbs-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs criticizes Republicans, linking the state&#8217;s abortion legislation to the recent Dobbs decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-gov-katie-hobbs-condemns-republicans-by-tracing-states-abortion-law-to-dobbs-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, a\u200d Democrat from Arizona, criticized Republicans for the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-for-life-charts-course-for-biden-administration\/\" title=\"March for Life Charts Course for Biden Administration\">abortion ban<\/a>, attributing \u200dit to the 2022 Dobbs v. \u200dJackson\u200c Women\u2019s \u200bHealth Organization Supreme Court decision.\u200c Despite \u200dopposition,\u2064 the Arizona Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law restricting abortions, with exceptions \u200dfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-police-tend-to-shoot-people-for-same-reasons-regardless-of-race\/\" title=\"Reports: Police tend to shoot people for same reasons, regardless of race\">life-threatening situations<\/a>. Hobbs denounced Republicans for their \u2064role in the decision, pointing out their support for the\u200b Dobbs ruling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-hobbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Katie Hobbs\">Katie Hobbs<\/a> (D-AZ) blamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> for the state\u2019s abortion ban, tracing it back to 2022\u2019s <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> Supreme Court decision.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2959358\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-civil-war-era-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upheld an 1864 law banning abortions<\/a> in nearly all cases, only making exceptions when the mother faces immediate life-threatening conditions. Despite denouncements from many of the state\u2019s Republicans, Hobbs condemned them for the decision, laying the blame squarely at their feet.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jonathan Copper)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe fact is that some of the Republicans right now, who are saying that this decision went too far, are the same politicians who celebrated the <em>Dobbs<\/em> decision, which paved the way for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">court<\/a> ruling today,\u201d she said in an interview with CNN. \u201cAnd the speaker of the House and the Senate president both weighed in in this case with amicus brief, urging the court to do exactly what it did today.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hobbs: The fact is that some of the Republicans, right now who are saying that this decision went too far are the same politicians who celebrated the Dobbs decision, which paved the way for this court ruling today\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nY1TgmO90U\">pic.twitter.com\/nY1TgmO90U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1777852402953064495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hobbs and her administration have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">vowed<\/a> to fight the ruling, with the governor urging the legislature to take action.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement earlier Tuesday, Hobbs vowed to use everything in her power to prevent \u201cradical extremists\u201d from taking \u201ccontrol over women\u2019s bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/press-release\/attorney-general-mayes-statement-planned-parenthood-az-v-mayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vowed\">vowed<\/a> not to allow the law to be implemented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law \u2026 as long as I am <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a>,\u201d she said. \u201cNot by me, nor by any county attorney serving in our state. Not on my watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans, wary of abortion backlash hurting their chances in November, have largely denounced the ruling. Senate hopeful Kari Lake was among those who announced her opposition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very personal issue that should be determined by each individual state and her people,\u201d Lake said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1777763769890071022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cI oppose today\u2019s ruling, and I am calling on Katie Hobbs and the State Legislature to come up with an immediate common sense solution that Arizonans can support.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) faulted Republicans for the state&#8217;s abortion ban, citing the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization Supreme Court ruling. Recently, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a law from 1864 prohibiting abortions in most instances, permitting exceptions solely in scenarios of imminent life-threatening risks. 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