Over 100 UA students gathered on the UA Mall to counter-protest the anti-abortion group, the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform's demonstration "Genocide Awareness Project," that depicted graphic images on Thursday, April 13.
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Seismic shifts in abortion rights in Arizona began with a near-total ban from 1864 being upheld and culminating in the state officially enshrining reproductive rights into its constitution. Through a commitment to context, AZPM News offers a comprehensive and human-centered exploration of one of the most consequential years in the state’s reproductive rights history.
From on-the-ground reactions as clinic providers navigated the immediate fallout of restrictive rulings, to former Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit emphasizing federal support, to the repeal of the near-total ban, the stories capture the full arc of a contentious and deeply personal issue.
Vice President Kamala Harris walks onto a stage at the El Rio Neighborhood Center in Tucson, AZ to discuss the fight for reproductive rights this election season on Friday, April 12, 2024.
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Continuing coverage:
- Hours after near-total ban upheld: Providers in AZ abortion clinic fear for patients' lives
- Days after abortion ruling: Vice President Harris visits AZ to discuss access
- Arizona House again refuses to repeal 1864 abortion law but Senate agrees
- AZ House approves repeal of near-total abortion ban
- Changing their tune: Turmoil within Republicans over abortion and its election impact
- AZ Senate repeals near-total abortion ban, headed to Governor's office
- Arizona's near-total ban from 1864 is officially repealed
- Arizonans rally for reproductive rights: Record-breaking signatures to secure abortion access on ballot
- Arizona for Abortion Access sues Legislative Council over abortion ballot description
- Republicans advocate to keep "unborn human being" in AZ abortion ballot description
- Judge strikes use of "unborn human being" from right to abortion ballot initiative description
- AZ Supreme Court Justice remains on abortion ballot language case, after claims of bias
- Fact Check AZ: Claims in the campaigns for and against Prop 139
- Arizona enshrines abortion rights, but Trump’s return sparks uncertainty for providers
Governor Katie Hobbs signs the repeal of Arizona's near-total abortion ban from 1864 during a signing ceremony in Phoenix, AZ on May 2, 2024/
Governor Katie Hobbs' Office
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