Arizona Senate votes to repeal abortion ban

Arizona State Senator Eva Burch explains her “yes” vote on House Bill 2677 in the Senate Chambers in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, which repeals the 1864 abortion ban.

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House Bill 2677, the repeal of the 1864 abortion ban, passes the Senate with its 16th yes vote in the Senate Chambers in Phoenix on May 1, 2024.

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Arizona State Senator Anna Hernandez speaks with the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after a repeal of the 1864 abortion ban passes with a 16-14 vote in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Eva Burch talks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, about her “yes” vote on House Bill 2677, which repeals the 1864 abortion ban after the vote inside the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after her bill, HB 2677, passed through the Senate, repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after her bill, HB 2677, passed through the Senate repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after her bill, HB 2677, passed through the Senate repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after her bill, HB2677, passed through the Senate repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Senator Anna Hernandez speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after HB 2677 passed through the Senate, repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton comes from the House to watch her bill, HB 2677, in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, as it goes to the floor in the Senate for voting. The 1864 abortion ban would be successfully repealed after a 16-14 vote.

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Pro-choice and pro-life advocates argue as they walk in front of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, while the Senate debates repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Pro-choice and pro-life advocates argue in front of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, while the Senate debates repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Senator JD Mesnard explains his “no” vote on House Bill 2677 in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, which repeals the 1864 abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Shawnna Bolick listens to her colleagues in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, as she speaks about her voting “no” on House Bill 2677, which repeals the 1864 Abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator T.J. Shope listens to his colleagues in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, as he speaks about voting “no” on House Bill 2677, which repeals the 1864 abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator T.J. Shope listens to his colleagues in Phoenix on May 1, 2024speak about him voting “no” on House Bill 2677, which repeals the 1864 Abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Janae Shamp explains her “no” vote on House Bill 2677 in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, which repeals the 1864 abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Jake Hoffman explains his “no” vote on House Bill 2677 in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, which repeals the 1864 Abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Jake Hoffman explains his “no” vote on House Bill 2677 in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, which repeals the 1864 abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Jake Hoffman speaks about his fellow Republican Shawnna Bolick in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after she voted with the Democrats in support of repealing the 1864 abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator David Gowan speaks about HB 2677 in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, as he explains his vote in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Ken Bennett speaks about HB 2677 in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, as he explains his vote in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Senator Shawnna Bolick leaves Senate Chambers in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, quickly after HB 2677 successfully passes, beginning the repeal on the 1864 abortion ban.

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Arizona State Representative Oscar De Los Santos hugs Arizona State Senator Rosanna Gabaldón in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after the vote to repeal the 1864 Abortion ban in the Senate Chambers.

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Arizona State Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after her bill, HB2677, passes through the Senate repealing the 1864 Abortion ban.

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Arizona State Senator Anna Hernandez speaks to the press in Phoenix on May 1, 2024, after HB 2677 passes through the Senate, repealing the 1864 abortion ban.

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Republican state Sens. Anthony Kern, Sonny Borrelli, Jake Hoffman and Justine Wadsack speak with Senate President Warren Petersen about a vote to overturn Arizona’s abortion ban on May 1, 2024, in Phoenix.

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