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International Business Times
International Business Times
Kiran Tom Sajan

Arizona State House Passes Bill To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban, Overcoming GOP Opposition

Abortion-rights advocates have been gathering signatures to place a referendum on the ballot that would protect access until the point of fetal viability (Credit: AFP)

Arizona state House lawmakers finally voted on Wednesday to pass a bill aiming to repeal an 1864 law, upheld by the state's Supreme Court recently, that imposes a near-total ban on abortion.

The bill was passed in third try in three weeks. Earlier attempts were unsuccessful due to opposition from Republicans, who prevented the legislation from advancing to the floor for consideration.

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