Republicans chose not to repeal this law
by AquinasDomer (2024-04-09 14:44:49)

In reply to: Is there one? *  posted by ufl

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After Roe when they had the chance. They passed a 15 week ban without a rape/incest exception while waiting on this decision.

It looks like there's going to be a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion up to viability in 2024.



So they passed a new ban but failed to repeal the old law?
by ufl  (2024-04-09 14:48:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Just hoped it would be killed by the court? Does that make any sense from their point of view?
Objection--lack of foundation...
by Kbyrnes  (2024-04-09 16:39:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

....There is no evidence that state legislatures can be assumed to act sensibly.

I kid, sort of.

It happened before Roe came down
by shillelaghhugger  (2024-04-09 15:09:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

The ardent anti abortion lobby wanted to have their cake and eat it too.

They thought the Supremes might allow a law to pass upholding a 15 week ban, so they passed a law in order to make that work. But they didn't delete the full ban in case the Supremes overturned Roe entirely.

What we're going to see
by AquinasDomer  (2024-04-09 15:43:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Is who's more afraid of the base and who's more afraid of suburban swing voters.

Because the base wants it entirely illegal. It's why Wisconsin didn't get rid of its 1860s era abortion ban. The gerrymandered legislature wasn't pressured enough and left in in effect, so it took the last Judicial election to basically legalize abortion again.

It seems like some of the swing seat Arizona folks are panicking. Interestingly post Dobbs the general public has moved more pro choice and the pro choice folks are juiced up in the way pro life folks were post Roe.