The Arizona state House voted on Wednesday to repeal the 160-year-old abortion ban that is slated to go into effect after the state’s Supreme Court upheld the law that protects unborn babies from nearly all abortions.
Three Republicans — Reps. Matt Gress, Justin Wilmeth, and Tim Dunn — joined with 29 Democrats to advance the legislation in a 32-28 vote, AZ Central reported. Republican Rep. Barbara Parker passionately argued for her colleagues to vote against the repeal, saying that while critics of the law call it “archaic,” repealing it would send the state back in time and does not value the life of unborn children.
“I can hear their silent screams and with my voice, I vote no,” Parker said.
After the repeal passed, Rep. Gress moved that the bill be sent to the state Senate and returned unamended so it could go to the Democratic governor’s desk as soon as possible,…
