{"id":2223963,"date":"2024-04-18T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-legislature-continues-to-navigate-abortion-next-steps-senate-bill-now-in-play\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T08:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:37:49","slug":"arizona-legislature-continues-to-navigate-abortion-next-steps-senate-bill-now-in-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-legislature-continues-to-navigate-abortion-next-steps-senate-bill-now-in-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona lawmakers are currently addressing the next steps regarding abortion, with a Senate bill now under consideration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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-legislature-continues-to-navigate-abortion-next-steps-senate-bill-now-in-play%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=2223963&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>The Arizona State Legislature upheld a historic 1864 abortion law banning \u2062most abortions, with the Senate initiating discussions on a new bill. Attempts to expedite House Bill 2677 to a vote faced challenges in the House. Senator Anna Hernandez introduced Senate \u2062Bill 1734 for consideration, aiming to \u200dfacilitate a potential repeal process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-gop-senators-create-amendment-requiring-senate-approval-for-biden-to-rejoin-iran-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"5 GOP Senators Create Amendment Requiring Senate Approval For Biden To Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal\">requiring approval<\/a> in both chambers. Senator Hobbs advocates for law repeal, emphasizing access to necessary care.  <\/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>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 The Arizona State Legislature did not repeal an abortion law created in 1864 banning nearly all abortions on Wednesday for the second week in a row. However, the Senate did begin the process on a new bill Wednesday.  <\/p>\n<p>On the House side, a motion to get House Bill 2677 to go straight to the floor for a vote failed twice, as Democratic Reps. Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton and Alma Hernandez made motions but it got shot down during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-gop-stops-democrats-attempt-to-tilt-every-election-permanently-in-their-favor\/\" title=\"BREAKING: GOP Stops Democrats\u2019 Attempt To \u2018Tilt Every Election \u2026 Permanently In Their Favor\u2019\">roll call votes<\/a> over whether the motion was even allowed to be made. There were two other unsuccessful attempts made last week, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/arizona\/article_9de4c9e4-f791-11ee-83d0-dfb7a2410ed9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Center Square<\/a><\/strong> reported. <\/p>\n<p>On the Senate side, Sen. Anna Hernandez, D-Phoenix, successfully made a motion for a late introduction of bills. That bill, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/legtext\/56leg\/2R\/bills\/SB1734P.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 1734<\/a><\/strong>, went through its first reading on Wednesday afternoon, and it is expected to have second and third readings in the coming weeks in the body. Ultimately, this means that there will be a way for the repeal to occur, but it would need to pass both chambers.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to call on the Legislature to do its job and repeal this law. In the meantime, I remain committed to protecting the freedoms of every single Arizonan, and I am working to make sure women are able to access the care they need,\u201d Hobbs said in a statement on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-2 last Tuesday that the law, which only allows abortion in the case of a mother\u2019s life being at risk, can be enforced as opposed to a 2022 abortion law that allows the procedure up to 15 weeks. The law ended up being reaffirmed by the legislature in 1977. As a result, Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/office-arizona-governor\/news\/2023\/06\/governor-katie-hobbs-signs-executive-order-protecting#:~:text=Phoenix%2C%20AZ%20%E2%80%93%20Nearly%20one%20year,bodies%20without%20interference%20from%20politicians.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Order<\/a><\/strong> in June giving the role of prosecution for \u201cArizonans seeking abortion care\u201d to Attorney General Kris Mayes\u2019 office, in order to stifle any potential enforcement from county attorneys.  <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of a possible repeal, the 15-week abortion policy could be overridden by a proposed constitutional amendment that could be on the ballot in November. The amendment would allow abortion up to \u201cfetal viability,\u201d but critics say it could open the door beyond that. There\u2019s a possibility of a Republican-backed ballot referral floating to counter the amendment initiative. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, we kept our soul. We kept our faith for one more week,\u201d Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale, said prior to the House adjourning. <\/p>\n<p>Both chambers are scheduled to reconvene next Wednesday, as they are on a once-weekly schedule during budget talks between Republican leadership and the governor\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, voted to keep the process going and is in favor on repealing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-15-week-abortion-ban-takes-effect\/\" title=\"Arizona\u2019s 15-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect\">15-week law<\/a>, but voted with fellow Republicans to adjourn with the Senate bill news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake about it: This law will be repealed. There are enough votes in this chamber to repeal the territorial law. It will happen, it\u2019s just a matter of time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Arizona expect us to take action,\u201d the Republican continued.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Center for Arizona Policy President Cathi Herrod, called the stalling of repeal efforts \u201ca victory for life, even if only temporarily.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a repeat move, the Arizona State Legislature upheld a historic 1864 abortion law for the second consecutive week, restricting most abortions. Nonetheless, the Senate initiated discussions on a new bill on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in the House, efforts to advance House Bill 2677 were set in motion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2223964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24102814249205-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24102814249205-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}