Former President Donald Trump took his criticism of Arizona’s reinstated abortion ban a step further on Friday, calling on the state’s Democratic governor and legislature to stop the 160-year-old law from taking effect.
The 1864 law, which the state’s high court ruled could go into effect, protects unborn children from abortion in every circumstance other than when the life of the mother is in danger. Anyone who aids an abortion is punishable by two to five years in prison, according to the law. Trump said in a statement to reporters on Wednesday that he believes the Arizona abortion law goes too far, adding, “That will be straightened out.”
The former president took to his social media platform Truth Social on Friday to call on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and state lawmakers “to remedy what has happened” and “act as fast as possible.”
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