A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.

FTA, Courtesy of u/LethalSmack:

Two Republicans, TJ Shopes and Shawnna LM Bolick, joined all 14 Democrats to pass the measure, sending it to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    It didn’t mention it in this article, but the NY Times reported that Bolick directly referenced her own pregnancies in debate, one of which was not viable:

    Before casting her pivotal vote, Ms. Bolick stood up and began a long, deeply personal speech describing her own three challenging pregnancies, including one that ended with an abortion procedure in her first trimester because the fetus was not viable.

    “Would Arizona’s pre-Roe law have allowed me to have this medical procedure even though my life wasn’t in danger?” she asked.

    Like a true Conservative, she only came to her decision because it affected her personally. Still, it was enough to push it through.

    • Pegajace@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Her motivations aren’t even as noble as that. The article goes on to describe how she’s actually just trying to undercut a proposed constitutional amendment:

      But Ms. Bolick also railed against Planned Parenthood and Democratic support for abortion rights. She argued that her vote to repeal the 1864 ban could be Arizona’s best shot at curbing the momentum behind a proposed ballot measure to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution.

    • gregorum@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I heard a clip of her speech on NYT’s The Daily podcast. It was good.

      • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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        4 months ago

        If only she was able to apply that kind of empathy and emotion to issues that don’t affect her personally.

        • gregorum@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Yeah, conservatives can really step up when their own interests are on the line.

          • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Just their own personal interests though. Only one other Republican voted to repeal, all the rest listened to her speech and voted to keep the law.