How Arizona's abortion ban could affect the 2022 midterm election
A Pima County Superior Court judge, in a ruling issued late on Sept. 23, effectively allowed Arizona’s 19th century ban on nearly all abortions to go back into effect. That law is at odds with a 2022 law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Just this week, Maricopa County’s top prosecutor reversed herself and said she wouldn’t prosecute women for getting an abortion. In a charged political environment, Arizona officials have struggled to clarify what is legal and what is now forbidden after the U.S. Supreme Court in June erased federal abortion rights.Most Republicans preferred to let the latest development pass quietly.
Early voting in Arizona’s midterms is just around the corner, and it’s clear that the battle over abortion isn’t going away., founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management. She's also a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. The best way to listen is to subscribe to The Gaggle on your favorite podcast app, but you also can stream the full episode below.
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