Arizona Gov Katie Hobbs Endorses Ballot Measure for Abortions Up to Birth

Arizona Gov Katie Hobbs has endorsed a statewide ballot measure that would allow killing babies in abortions up to birth.

The radical Arizona for Abortion Access, a political action committee, is sending the legislation to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to try and get the amendment on the ballot for the upcoming November 2024 election.  The initiative is supported by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, NARAL Arizona, Affirm Sexual and Reproductive Health, Arizona List and Healthcare Rising Arizona.

Arizona banned abortion after 15 weeks, with limited exceptions, following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. If the amendment were passed, however, the practice would be allowed up until birth because of vague health exception language.

Now, Hobbs has endorsed the measure.

If the act meets the required signature threshold of 383,923, it will then head to the November 2024 ballot to be decided by Arizona voters.

Hobbs, a vocal proponent of reproductive rights, said the act’s passage is more urgent than ever, as the Arizona Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next month on whether to reinstate a territorial-era law that bans nearly all abortions except for those to save the patient’s life.

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Abortion opponents quickly latched onto the post-viability exception baked into the initiative. The Center for Arizona Policy Action said in a statement that the initiative represents nothing more than an extreme “California style” law.

“The vague language would go far beyond what most voters support,” President Cathi Herrod said, in an emailed statement. “The consequences would put our girls and women at risk because it would remove long-held, commonsense safety standards designed to protect girls and women; it would remove the required medical doctor, leaving girls and women in the hands of unqualified providers, and it would shut moms and dads out of their minor daughter’s abortion decision.”

Hobbs’ support is not surprising considering she vetoed a bill to stop infanticide.

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