{"id":2223517,"date":"2024-04-17T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-reject-another-effort-to-repeal-law-protecting-unborn-babies-from-nearly-all-abortions\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T21:25:47","slug":"arizona-republicans-reject-another-effort-to-repeal-law-protecting-unborn-babies-from-nearly-all-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-reject-another-effort-to-repeal-law-protecting-unborn-babies-from-nearly-all-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Republicans shut down a new attempt to repeal a law safeguarding unborn babies from almost all abortions"},"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\">36<\/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-republicans-reject-another-effort-to-repeal-law-protecting-unborn-babies-from-nearly-all-abortions%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=2223517&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\u200d House Republicans recently rejected a move\u200c to expedite a\u2064 bill repealing \u2062a 160-year-old abortion ban upheld by \u200dthe state&#8217;s Supreme Court. A procedural vote by Democrat Stephanie Stahl Hamilton was denied, resulting in a tied\u2062 vote in the House. The attempt to repeal the\u2063 ban ultimately failed, with House Speaker Ben Toma emphasizing the importance of a thorough legislative process. Arizona \u200cHouse Republicans rejected a \u2062bid to fast-track the repeal of a \u200b160-year-old abortion ban, as backed by the state&#8217;s Supreme Court.\u2064 Democrat Stephanie Stahl Hamilton&#8217;s motion for expediting the\u200b bill was \u2064turned down, leading to a tied vote in the \u200bHouse. The repeal effort \u200bfell short, with House\u2064 Speaker Ben Toma stressing the need\u2062 for a deliberate \u2063legislative process.  <\/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<p>Arizona House Republicans have once again rejected an attempt to fast-track a bill that would repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban that the state\u2019s Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-1864-law-protecting-unborn-babies-from-abortion-in-nearly-all-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allowed to go into effect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Republican leaders in the state House rejected a motion by Democrat Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, which called for a procedural vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">fast-tracking<\/a> her bill that would repeal the 1864 abortion ban, but the GOP leaders allowed for a vote on if their move to block the vote was correct, AZ Central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/legislature\/2024\/04\/17\/arizona-abortion-ban-lawmakers-poised-to-again-try-to-overturn-1864-law\/73331740007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Republicans, who hold a one-seat majority in the Arizona House, lost one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-attorney-general-eric-holder-says-citizens-need-to-take-to-the-streets-get-arrested-over-voter-id-battle\/\" title=\"Former Attorney General Eric Holder Says Citizens Need To Take To The Streets, Get Arrested Over Voter ID Battle\">fellow party member<\/a> on the vote, leading to a 30-30 split. The tie was broken by a vote from the chair against moving forward with the abortion ban repeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last thing we should be doing today is rushing a bill through the legislative process to repeal a law that has been enacted and affirmed by the legislature several times,\u201d House Speaker Ben Toma said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/17\/politics\/arizona-house-abortion-law-repeal\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans\u2019 rejection of the fast-tracked repeal attempt marks the second time the House has stopped an effort to kill the law since the 1864 abortion ban was greenlit by the state\u2019s Supreme Court last week. Last Wednesday, a motion by Republican state Rep. Matt Gress was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/arizona-republicans-shut-down-bid-to-quickly-repeal-abortion-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stopped<\/a> by a GOP motion to recess, sparking an outcry from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>After the House voted in favor of recess over moving forward with a repeal of the abortion law, some Democratic state lawmakers began shouting \u201cShame!\u201d on the House floor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8JUST IN\u2014Democrats in the Arizona state house have hijacked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-shut-down-bid-to-quickly-repeal-abortion-law\/\" title=\"Arizona Republicans block swift repeal of abortion law\">legislative session shouting<\/a> &#8220;SHAME&#8221; and &#8220;BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS&#8221; at Republicans following yesterday&#8217;s Arizona Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on abortion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ztaRFhkOd\">pic.twitter.com\/0ztaRFhkOd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1778141153696817347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At least two Arizona Republican lawmakers \u2014 Reps. Matt Gress and David Cook \u2014 have indicated that they support a repeal of the abortion law, according to AZ Central. Gress voted with Democrats on Wednesday\u2019s procedural vote, and Cook told CNN last week that \u201cthis territorial law needs to be repealed.\u201d Cook, however, voted with Republicans on Wednesday to reject fast-tracking a repeal bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Supreme Court\u2019s decision has caused division among Republicans, many of whom are attempting to navigate the hot-button issue while they run a campaign. Arizona Republicans running in tight 2024 races, such as Senate candidate Kari Lake and Rep. David Schweikert, have released statements saying they oppose the 1864 abortion law.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-calls-on-arizona-governor-legislature-to-act-immediately-on-abortion-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and the state legislature \u201cto remedy what has happened\u201d and \u201cact as fast as possible,\u201d adding that the Arizona Supreme Court \u201cwent too far on their Abortion Ruling, enacting and approving an inappropriate Law from 1864.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pro-life groups such as LiveAction and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, however, celebrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-supreme-court-abortion-decision-slammed-by-state-republicans-todays-ruling-is-a-disaster\/\" title=\"State Republicans strongly criticize the Arizona Supreme Court's abortion decision, calling it a \"disaster.\">state high court\u2019<\/a>s decision and the law\u2019s protection of unborn children.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona House Republicans recently rejected a move to expedite a bill aiming to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban permitted by the state&#8217;s Supreme Court. 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