Mayor Gallego and Mayor Romero Joint Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Hearing Near-Total Abortion Ban

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
Contact: Victoria Opperman, communications@azdem.org

Mayor Gallego and Mayor Romero Joint Statement on Arizona Supreme Court Hearing Near-Total Abortion Ban

Today, as the Arizona Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes, which will determine the fate of a near-total abortion ban dating to 1864, Biden-Harris campaign National Advisory Board members Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero issued the following joint statement:

“Because of Donald Trump’s work to overturn Roe v. Wade, Arizonans have already faced attacks on their reproductive health care and access to abortion from MAGA Republicans. Now, we are bracing ourselves for the possibility of a return to an archaic, near-total abortion ban going into effect that would criminalize doctors and threaten them with jail time. As Trump and MAGA Republicans push to go even further with a nationwide abortion ban, Arizonans won’t forget that Trump is responsible for putting our access to abortion services, bodily autonomy and health care on the line. Elections have consequences. We continue to grapple with the consequences of the last Trump presidency, we are seeing in real time the reality of why we cannot afford to let him back in the White House.”

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