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Arizona house votes to repeal state’s near-total ban on abortion
Three Republicans join Democrats to support repeal of law first approved in 1864, with measure now heading to state senate
Lawmakers in the Arizona house have voted to repeal a controversial 1864 law banning nearly all abortions, amid mounting pressure on the state’s Republicans.
Three Republicans joined with all 29 Democrats on Wednesday to support the repeal of the law, which predates Arizona’s statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest.
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