Arizona governor bolsters abortion rights with executive order
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As the legality of abortion access remains unclear in the wake of Dobbs v Jackson, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has centralized abortion-related prosecution under the attorney general’s office.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution. The Democratic governor said Friday she will continue to
One year after Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution.
As the legality of abortion access remains unclear in the wake of Dobbs v Jackson, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has centralized abortion-related prosecution under the attorney general’s office.
"The state has an interest in ensuring that abortions laws are applied equally, consistently, and predictably to all people and in all counties in Arizona,'' Gov. Katie Hobbs said in her order.
Gov. Katie Hobbs says she's giving Attorney General Kris Mayes authority over any abortion prosecutions in Arizona – and Mayes has made it clear that she doesn’t want to see anyone prosecuted over abortions.
"The state has an interest in ensuring that abortions laws are applied equally, consistently, and predictably to all people and in all counties in Arizona,'' Gov. Katie Hobbs said in her order.
