Abortion Archives - Arizona Globe

Petersen, Montenegro Stand Against Challenges to Unborn Protections

June 23, 2025 4:27 pmJuly 12, 2025 12:28 pm

Arizona Senate Pres. Warren Petersen (R-12) and House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-29) have officially intervened in a lawsuit related to last election’s Proposition 139, more commonly known as the “Right to Abortion Initiative.” The case, entitled Isaacson v. Arizona, was...

Senator Shawnna Bolick's historic vote repealing Arizona's 1864 abortion ban.

LD2 Spotlight: Shawnna Bolick v. Judy Schwiebert

October 14, 2024 8:30 amOctober 22, 2024 2:56 pm

Early voting has officially begun in Arizona, setting the stage for some of the most closely contested races in recent history. The Arizona State Legislature is Republican-led by a one-vote margin. Democrats need to flip just one seat in each...

AZ Abortion Battle Heats Up over ‘Unborn Human Being’ Wording

July 25, 2024 11:09 amJuly 31, 2024 9:36 am

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten agreed to hear arguments over the inclusion of the term “unborn human being” in the Proposition 139 ballot pamphlet language explaining the impact of its passage. If passed, Prop 139 would add abortion...

Abortion, Age Top List of AZ Election Drivers

July 12, 2024 11:46 amJuly 19, 2024 3:02 pm

The 2022 “red wave” that many Republicans predicted failed, with abortion access ballot measures topping the list of explanations for the missed expectations. This time around, Republicans maintain guarded optimism that the impact of abortion will not sway this election....

AG Mayes Issues Opinion on ‘Medical Emergency’ Abortions

July 3, 2024 5:00 amJuly 19, 2024 2:09 pm

Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General, Kris Mayes, issued an opinion on June 27, 2024, attempting to clarify what constitutes a “medical emergency” related to the 15-week abortion law signed into law in 2022 by then Governor Doug Ducey. The opinion, dispelling...

Hobbs Signs Abortion Bill Passed with Help of Republicans

May 3, 2024 9:27 amJune 4, 2024 12:34 pm

(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Senate voted to repeal the abortion law that would ban almost all abortions unless a mother’s life is at risk in a narrow vote, with two Republicans siding with Democrats. The Senate voted...

AZ Senate Democrats File Ethics Complaint

April 16, 2024 5:00 amMay 14, 2024 9:12 am

(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate Democrats are filing an ethics complaint against Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) and President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope (R-LD16) for allegedly violating “parliamentary procedures” on Wednesday, specifically referring to Mason’s Rules and the chamber’s...