ARIZONA ABORTION LAW RETURNS TO 1864

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a bombshell decision that adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned.

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LeopoldBloom · M

Remember when conservatives used to complain about judges legislating from the bench? A vote on this is coming, there’s no way it survives. Even right wing nut cases like Kari Lake have come out against this.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@LeopoldBloom Lake's about face shows how terrified she and other Republicans are about losing their elections this Fall due to the horrific ruling.

LeopoldBloom · M

@windinhishair Future historians will mark the Dobbs decision as a landmark signaling the end of the Republican party. Democrats have overperformed in every election since then, and every election where abortion was an issue has been decided on the pro-choice side. If each state could vote on abortion in isolation by initiative, it would only be illegal in maybe six states at the most.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@LeopoldBloom I think you are correct. Dobbs will factor in very large in this period of chaos.

LeopoldBloom · M

@windinhishair The anti-abortion forces were actually making progress, by passing TRAP laws and failing to regulate CPCs. Several states had only a single abortion clinic, and third-trimester abortions were only available at around four clinics in the entire country. It was the classic frog in the hot water situation. The Dobbs decision allowed the anti-abortion forces to expose their true intentions, and the public isn't buying it. "Keep abortion legal" is a weaker argument than "legalize abortion" when the right has been taken away.