Abortion rights advocates on Tuesday began a push to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion, injecting the issue into the battleground state's volatile politics ahead of next year's election.
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Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to keep abortions in Arizona legal and block against future restrictions are working to collect signatures to get the measure on the ballot next year.
“Thousands of Arizonans will power this grassroots effort to not only pose this question to voters but ensure it passes next November,” said Dr. Candace Lew.
Abortion rights advocates on Tuesday began a push to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion, injecting the issue into the battleground state's volatile politics ahead of next year's election.
The new effort represents the latest attempt by abortion rights groups to counteract bans in states across the country, and Arizona advocates say they believe the public is on their side.
Advocates of abortion rights are collecting signatures to get an initiative added to the 2024 ballot. The question would ask voters to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution.
In the 14 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocacy groups have sought to protect abortion rights through state constitutional amendments.
Abortion rights advocates in Arizona have begun a push to ask voters in the Grand Canyon State to create a constitutional right to abortion during the 2024 election.
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