The Arizona Senate took a concrete step toward repealing the state's pre-Roe abortion ban on Wednesday, but House Republicans continued to block similar efforts, leaving the fate of the 1864 law in question.
The big picture: The razor-thin margins — 30-30 in the House and 16-14 in the Senate — illustrate the tensions that have resurfaced over the issue since the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated the pre-Roe ban last week.