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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: Arizona Republicans again block effort to repeal near-total abortion ban

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Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona, on 15 April 2024 against the near-total ban on abortion. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images

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After days of nationwide debate over the Arizona supreme court’s recent decision to uphold a near-total abortion ban from the 19th century, Arizona’s Republican-controlled statehouse has again quashed an effort to repeal the ban.

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