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Carter Sherman

Arizona proposal to protect abortion rights in state constitution advances

Protesters join thousands marching around the Arizona capitol in Phoenix, protesting the US supreme court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, 24 June 2022.
Protesters join thousands marching around the Arizona capitol in Phoenix, protesting the US supreme court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, 24 June 2022. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

A proposal to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution of Arizona, a key battleground state in the upcoming US elections, has inched closer to becoming an official ballot measure.

On Wednesday, Arizona for Abortion Access, the coalition behind the measure, announced that it had turned in more than 800,000 signatures – more than double the amount needed to get the measure on the ballot come November.

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