For Immediate Release
Monday, December 11th, 2023
Contact: Victoria Opperman, communications@azdem.org
ICYMI: “Arizona Is the Next Abortion Battleground” [WSJ]
WSJ: “Schweikert is seen as one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the country in part because of his anti abortion stance”
ARIZONA- Ahead of the State Supreme Court hearing arguments on Tuesday about Arizona’s pre-civil war 1864 abortion ban, the WSJ detailed how Arizona is the next abortion battleground—highlighting progress on getting abortion on the ballot, Arizonans overwhelmingly wanting access to legal abortion nationwide, and Rep. Schweikert’s anti-abortion voting record.
Wall Street Journal: Arizona Is the Next Abortion Battleground
By Eliza Collins and Laura Kusisto
Dec. 10, 2023
Highlights:
- “Polling nationwide shows that most Americans want abortion to be legal either in all or most cases with some restrictions.”
- “Mayes said abortion was central to her narrow 280-vote victory in November 2022. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, another Democrat, made abortion access central to the campaign she also won narrowly.”
- “Two-thirds of Arizona voters said the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate a federal constitutional right to an abortion was a factor in their 2022 vote, according to the election survey AP VoteCast. And 61% of those surveyed said they favor guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide.”
- “Schweikert is seen as one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the country in part because of his anti abortion stance.”
- “Schweikert co-sponsored a bill before Roe was overturned that in effect would have banned abortions nationwide. In an interview, he said he would continue to vote antiabortion in Congress but is wrestling with what it means to support states’ rights even when he doesn’t like how the state votes. “
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